Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack telling a meeting of agricultural journalists in Washington his argument that countries should only impose bans on U.S. poultry coming from areas with avian flu outbreaks….
USDA Provides Update on Avian Influenza Outbreaks
…Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Dr. John Clifford, USDA chief veterinary officer, provided an update during a teleconference this morning. Update on Avian Influenza Outbreaks For more on Avian…
Onion E.coli Trial Fails to Show Bacteria
The Food Modernization Safety Act is seeking to make fresh produce safer, and an ongoing trial in Oregon involving onions was a prime place to start researching. E.coli Trial Findings…
California Agriculture Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…food safety related projects. These projects represent an ongoing effort to address food safety practices and minimize outbreaks of foodborne illness by proactive research. The 2014 SCBGP project abstracts are…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…Pistachio sprays were started in Kern County with scattered alternaria outbreaks. Vegetable Crops Tomato harvest continued throughout the State. The only reports of pest pressure and powdery mildew came from…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
…assistance to producers who have experienced PED virus outbreaks in other critical areas such as disease surveillance, herd monitoring and epidemiological and technical support. As part of USDA’s coordinated response,…
Officials Considering PEDv Mandatory Reporting
The USDA is currently evaluating additional options for addressing porcine epidemic virus which may include mandatory reporting of outbreaks. The government is looking to better track the disease that has…
Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen departs from USDA
…for Americans. Under Dr. Hagen’s leadership, USDA adopted a new zero-tolerance policy for additional strains of E. coli in beef and adopted new standards to protect Americans from Salmonella and…
New Meat Regulations and Food Safety
…a final rule which will allow meat imports from countries that have had outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy – or BSE. It’s commonly called Mad Cow Disease. The disease can…
California Leads Nation in Specialty Crop Funding
…addition, CDFA partnered with the Center for Produce Safety in the evaluation and recommendation of food safety related projects. These projects represent an ongoing effort to minimize outbreaks by proactive…
Vegetable Meeting in September
…coli and leafy greens, proper pesticide use, managing thrips on lettuce, aphids on broccoli, and the new invasive pest Bagrada bug on cole crops, nutrient management studies for cool season…
Time to Vaccinate Horses for West Nile Virus
…479 people in California, which was also a significant spike over recent years. Outbreaks of West Nile virus are still a risk for horses and California State Veterinarian Annette Jones…