Vietnam is under new scrutiny for violating U.S. food safety regulations. The Food and Drug Administration has rejected 95 shipping containers of jasmine rice from Vietnam between January and August…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…next five years. They also help advance the Brown Administration’s five-year Water Action Plan, which calls for elimination of barriers to fish migration, and the Sacramento Valley Salmon Recovery Program,…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…group says, “Unlike Clinton, Republican nominee Donald Trump has been on record supporting policies that would hurt our food system, including his objections to consumer transparency, his objections to vital…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…comes to prognosticating the weather this winter. NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says we are having a La Nina year. This makes sense, as El Nino and La…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…by the Obama administration, Huston attended a meeting in Washington, D.C., that discussed forest management. “The administration is addressing forest management under their Climate Action Plan, but it is for…
Agri View: Contaminated Recall
…and Drug Administration (FDA) issues a recall and all sales are halted. But there’s a problem. It frequently takes the FDA months to issue that recall. It’s serious enough that…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…food systems. Over the course of the Obama Administration, USDA has invested close to $1 billion in 40,000 local food-related projects on farms and in communities across the country. USDA’s…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…California experienced average to slightly above average precipitation. The forecast for Water Year 2017 is uncertain. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center currently sees slightly better than…
FDA Allows Peanuts to be called “Healthy”
The Food and Drug Administration is now allowing peanuts to be called “healthy.” FDA announced this week the Administration is beginning the public process to redefine the “healthy” nutrient content…
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…for NCBA, Danielle Beck, says “the Administration is causing unnecessary economic harm to family businesses,” that is because producers are often forced into selling land or cattle to pay the…
CA to receive $11.7M Funding for FSMA Produce Safety Rrule
CDFA was recently awarded $11.7 million for state-level implementation of the Produce Safety Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This follows the recent Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)…
Funding for Farmers Markets / Food Promotion Programs
…the New Markets, New Opportunities Medium chapter. Under this Administration, USDA has also significantly expanded its efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans. More information about…
Presidential Debate Touches on Trade and Regulations
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton talked trade as one of the topics of the first presidential debate on Monday night. Trump accused Clinton of supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation…
Court Strikes Down Tighter Anhydrous Restrictions
…ruled against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known as OSHA, because the Administration violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Last year, OSHA issued a memo redefining the retail…