…will be presented during the Citrus Expo seminar program. Bactericides could be a valuable tool for growers facing huanglongbing disease. Complete details of the seminar schedule are available here. To…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…Bill language establishing and funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, and sheep; it is not a…
U.S. Winter Wheat Harvest Forecast Improves
…by wheat streak mosaic disease, brutal hail storms, and that poorly-timed late spring snowstorm. “We could have been looking at another phenomenal crop in western Kansas if not for disease…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…Pierce, Florida, worked with Worrell to develop the pouch idea and designed a polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) clamshell to house it. E. coli and other pathogens on produce surfaces can cause…
Popular Healing and Natural Foods
…off cancers, boosts brain levels, and aids in lowering the risk of heart disease. Lemons also have their amazing healing and healthful benefits, too. Such as a digestive tonic, mood…
Brazil to Address U.S. Beef Ban During Visit
…said the suspension was related to non-conformities due to reactions to vaccination against the foot-and-mouth disease, which can provoke abscesses in the meat. The Brazilian government has ordered all beef…
Farms and Ranches Need Tax Relief Now
…with the uncontrollable weather, disease outbreaks, and unpredictable markets, said VanderWal, who also serves as vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation and president of South Dakota Farm Bureau….
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
Warning of the dire economic consequences of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), swine veterinarians from around the country during Capitol Hill visits will urge congressional lawmakers to establish an…
Central California Cattle Suffer Under Heatwave
…because of the potential public health risks involved such as vector-borne disease and groundwater contamination. The declaration gave farmers the option to bury or compost carcasses under strict guidelines. The…
California Almonds Increase Production
…delay their hull split sprays. There have not been any significant issues as a result of mites or disease pressures. Nonpareil nut set increased by 2.4 percent from last year,…
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
Governor Brown signed the 2017 Budget Act, authorizing $10 million in funding to go towards preventing the spread of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the disease it can carry, huanglongbing…
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
Central Valley citrus growers got a reminder how close the deadly disease huanglongbing is to the industry with a discussion about inconclusive HLB tests found in their area. The Citrus…
American Beef Arrives in China
…excellent quality. However, after a mad cow disease scare in 2003 China banned beef imports from the U.S. As a result, beef imports from other sources have increased dramatically due…
Brazil Hopes to Reverse U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef
…1.9 million pounds. Brazil’s agriculture minister attributed USDA’s safety concerns to the lumps some steers develop as a result of an allergic reaction to a vaccine against the foot-and-mouth disease….