…in $9 billion in revenue during 2020. The Local Food Marketing Practices data released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service covers both fresh and value-added foods, such as meat and…
Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
…K11611-1 Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad—not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrots…
A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
…due to a lack of meat processing infrastructure in the state,” California Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President, Billy Gatlin said in a press release. “Ranchers applaud Congressman Panetta for working…
Concerns Over Prospect of EU Standards Placed on Ag Imports
…for applying EU health and environmental standards to imported food and ag products. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently submitted comments highlighting several concerns with the idea. In…
VofV: Cybersecurity and the Virtual Threats to Farming
…you are, the more processing systems you have, the more vulnerable you are to attack,” he says. In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Gatzke talks about cybersecurity and…
New Tree Nut Processing Laboratory Unveiled at Fresno State
…students will have their first opportunity to experience what the state-of-the-art nut processing lab has to offer. The new equipment will pair with the Tree Nut Processing course that was…
Center for Land-Based Learning Brings Agriculture to Urban Students
…behind the FARMS program is that in a multiple-year opportunity, they get the chance to get out onto farms, ranches, wildlife areas, postsecondary institutions, ag businesses, and processing facilities. The…
Technical Assistance Program to Further Expand Processing Capacity
…help meat and poultry processors and grant applicants diversify processing ownership throughout the country,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “Meat and poultry processing is a complex…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Proposition 12 Challenge
…should not dictate farming practices for an entire nation.” Another petition filed by the North American Meat Institute arguing against Proposition 12 had previously been denied by SCOTUS back in…
Beef Safeguard Trigger Level Increased for U.S. Exports to Japan
…Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and North American Meat Institute have been largely supportive of efforts to improve beef safeguard trigger levels with Japan. “While the details of the agreement in…
Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal: Ag and Rural Funds
…The Budget builds upon the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to create a fairer, more competitive and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain by providing more than $10 million for oversight…
Spring Vegetable Crop Research Update April 6
…processing tomatoes and melons. Following the break, other presentations will include an update on CDFA’s beet curly top virus control program and a look at a web-based decision tool for…
Gene-Edited Beef Cattle Receive Low-Risk Determination from FDA
…but there’s also an ask about sequencing off-target effects. And then looking at the meat and milk composition of some sample animals to show that that didn’t alter from conventionally…
Less Than a Month Left to Apply for Meat Processing Grants
…Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. The maximum award amount available to eligible meat and poultry processors is $25 million, or 20 percent of total project costs. Grant funding is…