This year’s processing tomato crop in California could be one of the biggest in history. If the government projections hold true, California tomato growers should produce 13-million tons for processing…
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…assistance, and trade promotion programs, generally. • Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-1): Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit Jurisdiction: Livestock, dairy, poultry, meat, seafood and seafood products, inspection, marketing, and promotion of…
FDA Increases Irradiation Allowances
…unrefrigerated and refrigerated – uncooked meat, meat byproducts, and certain meat food products. In poultry, the agency amended the regulations to increase the maximum dose of ionizing radiation and to…
PomWonderful Workers Treated
More than a dozen workers had to be treated for breathing problems following a chemical leak last week at the Pom Wonderful pomegranate processing plant in Del Rey, south of…
California Video Shuts Down Slaughterhouse
Statement from Dave Daley, Ph.D., California State University, Chico, on Undercover Videos at California Processing Facility DENVER (Aug. 21, 2012 – Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Association) – Federal regulators have suspended…
Western Ag Processors Meeting Set
…nut processing industry. This training will be held from 8 am to 5 pm in the Monterey Marriott Hotel. Attend the IPM class and WAPA’s 3rd Annual Meeting and receive…