…event this month to help growers and others understand the new Food Safety Modernization Act. It’s hosting an informational meeting on December 17th with speakers from the Food and Drug…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will host informational sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rules for Produce Safety and…
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
Len Wilcox reports on the federal marketing order for pecans. The Western View: Pecans Federal Marketing Order This is a self-help program overseen by USDA that provides pecan funds to…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…report on behalf of the 13 federal agencies of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Thirty-one authors and contributors prepared the report, representing 19 federal, academic, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental institutions…
Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris
…a side event highlighting environmental progress and economic opportunities in agriculture. In partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Secretary Vilsack announced a new report highlighting the Administration’s…
Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of the Renewable Fuel Standard
…step forward providing for continued growth in all parts of the Renewable Fuel Standard—advanced, biodiesel, cellulosic, and conventional—building on the Obama Administration’s and USDA’s commitment to biofuels and American-grown renewable…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…recordkeeping and data management. “Emphasis on treatment records will be relied upon like they never have been before,” Apley said. “Increased federal regulations and requirements on veterinary feed directives and…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
…The SCMP is a new federal grant program offered by USDA AMS that will award approximately $3 million to projects that solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through collaborative,…
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Comes to a Close
The 40-day hearing to promulgate a California Federal Milk Marketing Order came to a close on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Fresno, California. Nearly 100 individuals, including many dairy farmers,…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
…Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307 ORANGE COUNTY December 4, 2015 (Friday) from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Orange County Fair and Event Center, OC Room of the Administration Building, 88 Fair…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
…are intensified during a drought. The grant will examine previous response to drought conditions at the federal, state and local level to determine the most effective and sustainable management system….
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…quota administration that are designed to enhance the transparency and the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the new CSQ access for U.S. rice. Japan will immediately eliminate its 12.7-percent tariff…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
…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)…
WOTUS Guidance Would Result in Continued Confusion
If federal agencies are left the task of developing implementation guidance for the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS), the result will be a continuation of the rule’s “liabilities, confusion…