National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today urged the administration to oppose a proposed rule that would allow beef imports from Namibia to the United States. Namibia just this…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
…States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Produce Safety Rule, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule and Accreditation…
FDA issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation rules
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Produce Safety Rule, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule…
CDFA Wants You!
…Request for Concept Proposals can be found on the SCBGP website at www.cdfa.ca.gov/grants. Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Office of Grants Administration at (916) 657-3231 or grants@cdfa.ca.gov for additional information….
CCM Applauds Release of TPP Text
California Citrus Mutual (CCM) applauds the Obama administration for its timely release of text specific to the proposed Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement. “While we have been briefed extensively on the content,…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2016 Specialty Crop Grants
…must be submitted electronically using FAAST by Friday, December 4, 2015, at 5 pm PST. Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Office of Grants Administration at (916) 657-3231 or grants@cdfa.ca.gov for…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…and federal agency officials about the value of California almonds. He noted that the most effective stories that were told to the Administration about the crippling effects of the port…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…In addition to meetings on Capitol Hill, attendees also visited with Larry Mitchell, USDA Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Administrator; Susan Keith, USDA GIPSA Deputy Administrator; Brett Offutt,…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…I found that we already had regulations on the books that went way beyond the federal standards,” Little said. “What has happened is that the current administration in Washington, D.C.,…
New CA Livestock Antibiotic Law Strictest in US
…prohibits the administration of antimicrobial drugs to livestock unless those medicines are ordered by a licensed veterinarian. It also bans the use of antibiotics solely for weight gain or improving…
Trans-Pacific Partnership is Positive for CA Citrus
…the Administration has maintained our scientific process the integrity of protecting agriculture from invasive pests and diseases to the greatest extent possible,” says Nelsen. “TPP will effectively lower product prices…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
…the goals set by Congress and the Obama administration should help level the playing field for U.S. exports in a region that is the fastest growing in the world but…
Food and Agriculture Board to Discuss Land Subsidence, Groundwater Management
…Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), finds land in parts of California’s San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever — nearly two inches per month in some locations. Subsidence, or…
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…temperatures increase and on certain atmospheric measurements. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, there is about a 95 percent chance of a strong El Niño…