…pork prices are rising in China amid trade war with USA and Donald Trump. Credit: B.Zhou / Shutterstock.com “Were it not for China’s tariffs that are severely limiting access to…
Latest Romaine Recall Expands Over E. coli Concerns
…the list of grocery outlets responding to the warnings issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The notice came last week when…
Romaine E. coli Scare Before Thanksgiving…Again
…to those producers before families feast for Thanksgiving. The packaged products in the recall have likely allowed for more efficient traceability. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified the…
State Officials Move to Circumvent Federal Plans for California Water
…same time that California officials indicated they would be suing the Trump Administration over its plans for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The underlying issue both state and federal agencies are…
Murky CBD Oil Regulation Complicating Hemp Production
…area as far as regulation goes,” said Placer County Ag Commissioner Josh Huntsinger. “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been pretty clear in communicating that those types of uses…
U.S. and South Korea Reach Agreement on Guaranteed Market Access for American Rice
(USDA) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue are pleased to announce that the Trump Administration has reached an agreement with the government of…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…a tough year due to unfair trade retaliation and natural disasters, much needed funds in time for Thanksgiving,” said Secretary Perdue. “President Trump has shown time and again that he…
Brazil’s Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota for Wheat a Win for American Farmers
…Trump by President Bolsonaro earlier this year and reflects a desire to deepen trade and economic ties between both countries. “This solution to a long-standing problem is a result of…
Poultry Groups Applaud Agreement to Resume Imports of U.S. Poultry Products to China
…industry for the past four years,” the groups said. “We thank President Trump, Agriculture Secretary Perdue, U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, congressional leaders and their staffs, all of…
‘Phase One’ of Chinese Trade Deal Encounters Another Hurdle
…Trump had indicated an intention to have the deal signed with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile next month. That summit has since been…
Replacing Outdated Science Provides for Better Water Management
…approaching all of this from a smarter perspective.” Critics of the updated biological opinions are making the claim that President Donald Trump is vindictively dismantling environmental protections. Environmental groups will…
Ensuring Compliance with the Produce Safety Rule
…Training that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has received funding from FDA to provide Produce Safety…
Officials Praise New Biological Opinions for the SWP and CVP
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service have released new biological opinions that will have a significant impact on the administration of California water supplies. The…
Preventing Horn Growth in Dairy Cows Through Genome Editing
…with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. There are still challenges that will need to be overcome before genome-edited bulls are allowed to enter the food supply chain, as regulations…