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Bee Sweet Citrus Adding New Mandarin Facility
…throughout the year. It ships fruit throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and several Pacific Rim countries, including Japan. According to Bee Sweet, California’s citrus industry is…
Coalition Calls for Food Safety and Nutrition Enhancements at FDA
…with its many stakeholders.” Signatories of the letter include Western Growers, International Fresh Produce Association, Environmental Working Group, and National Association of Chemical Distributors. The coalition is also encouraging more…
DPR Supports Pest Management Research with $3.75 Million Investment
…focused on mating disruption using vibrational signals to control spotted lanternfly. A project evaluating the potential of disrupting biological processes of diamondback moth and western flower thrips will be led…
Witness Intimidation at House Ag Hearing on Cattle Markets
…it is not conduct befitting this treasured institution, the Congress of the United States.” During his opening statement, Chairman Scott discussed the need for the hearing. “Since the 1980s we…
Add Years to Your Life Eating the Right Diet
…from the Global Burden of Disease study, and life table methodology. It showed that life expectancy gains for prolonged changes from the typical Western diet to optimized diets could translate…
Continued Ag Export Challenges: ‘We Need a Meeting with Carriers’
…the letter include California Farm Bureau, Western Growers Association, National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Western United Dairies, and the California Walnut Handlers Alliance. The groups acknowledge the…
Feral Swine in America: USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia
…with the overarching goal to protect agricultural and natural resources, property, animal health, and human health and safety by managing damage caused by feral swine in the United States and…
VofV: Agtech’s Role in Combating Climate Change
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VofV: Farming’s Secret Weapon – California Community Colleges
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A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
The introduction of the A-PLUS Act is being largely supported by various industry organizations. The bipartisan Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act, known simply as the A-PLUS…
Soy Products are Plentiful
…to make body panels for John Deere tractors Wikipedia Synthetic grass made from U.S. soybeans is just one of many different soy-based products supported through soy checkoff-funded research. United Soybean…
Equity Action Plan to Improve Access to USDA Services
In support of Executive Order 13985 Advancing Racial Equity and Support to Underserved Communities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) made its Equity Action Plan (PDF, 500 KB) publicly…
VofV: Cybersecurity and the Virtual Threats to Farming
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