…come to an end. As of Friday, a Bloomberg report says the largest port in Brazil is running out of soybeans. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Confirms Virulent Newcastle Disease in Backyard Exhibition Birds in California
…of backyard exhibition chickens in Los Angeles County, California. It is important to note that the presence of the disease is not a food safety concern. This is the first…
China Steps Up Pork Inspections, Slowing Imports
China is stepping up inspections of pork imports from the United States. Ports are opening and inspecting every cargo that arrives, according to a report by Reuters, compared with inspections…
Turning Integrated Pest Management Ideas Into Action
…Middleton, director of community affairs for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District. She outlined the substantial public health concerns associated with pest control in California’s largest urban area….
MLB Fans Predicted to Eat More than 19 Million Hot Dogs in 2018
…the unshakable bond baseball and hot dogs share.” The Los Angeles Dodgers may have fallen just short of winning last year’s World Series, but the team can relish in a…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…fire funding issue at a roundtable with USFS employees. Last month, Secretary Perdue discussed the 2017 wildfire season while touring damage from the Creek Fire, that ravaged Los Angeles County…
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…healthy foods and snacks and were suffering from chronic illness.. Being located near Ontario International Airport, close to Los Angeles, the area is primarily commercial and there aren’t many grocery…
DPR Takes Action Against Stores Supplying Cannabis Growers for Violation of Pesticide Laws
…by California law. In June 2017, GreenCoast Hydroponics, based in Los Angeles, paid $34,000 for violating pesticide laws by selling three pesticide products that had been taken from their original…
UC ANR Drought Management Tips: Alfalfa
…strategies for alfalfa The CIWR drought tip series opens with Cannon Michael of Bowles Farming in Los Banos. The alfalfa grower works with UCCE specialist Dan Putnam. “There’s a lot…
Equipment Groups Tackle Right to Repair
…Training, Seminars, or Clinics Fleet Management Information On-Board Diagnostics via diagnostics port or wireless interface Electronic Field Diagnostic Service Tools, and training on how to use them Other publications with…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Los Angeles County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s office have eradicated an Oriental fruit fly (OFF)…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects
…at-risk species. Project locations include the Los Angeles County area, the front country of the Sierra National Forest east of the San Francisco Bay metro area, and Trinity County near…
Avocado Lace Bug Increasing Presence in California
…Los Angeles County and areas to the south. There has been some suspicious looking damage to the north that is currently being investigated, but the bug’s presence has not been…
USDA Issues Permit for Santa’s Reindeer
…over any U.S. border port. “It’s the season of giving and joy. Here at USDA we don’t want anything to delay these very important reindeer at our borders,” said Secretary…