…being supported through this round of funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The investment is part of NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance…
Biden Administration Makes Further Investments to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain
A total of $225 million is being invested to further bolster the food supply chain through increased meat processing capacity and workforce development. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 05-31-22
…Gabriel Gomez-Sandoval Memorial Farmworker Scholarship applications, and immigration reform “shouldn’t be controversial” when in a food crisis. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
USDA Works to Improve Market Conditions for Poultry Farmers
…is good for everyone in the food value chain.” The proposed rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act is aimed at protecting poultry farmers from abuse. It would require poultry…
Ag Groups Express Concern Over Future of Pesticide Labeling
…“We are concerned this monumental change in the federal government’s policy will not just threaten science-based regulation, but it risks undercutting food production and important environmental practices at a time…
Some Positive News for Imidacloprid Use After Recent PREC Review
…with the Food and Agricultural Code, the DPR’s Director will issue a final determination by June 17, 2022, or sooner. We were consistently engaged there, providing the importance and real-life…
Cybersecurity on the Farm
…maybe it’s a little bit easier target in some spaces,” he said. “It’s critical infrastructure and obviously when you can impact food chain that gets people’s attention very quickly.” Hanson…
Details on Lower Restaurant Spending During Pandemic
Numbers are in for the costs the pandemic had on restaurants. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. Image by stokpic from Pixabay Detailed numbers are coming in for consumers’ food-buying…
The Future of Food Production
What does the future of food production look like? That’s today’s This Land of Ours. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) recent whitepaper, The Future of Food Production, identifies 13…
Organic Assistance Programs Accepting Applications
…the USDA broadly, are committed to making sure our Nation’s organic producers and handlers have the tools they need to continue positively shaping our local and regional food systems.” Both…
Quinoa Bacteria Research
…and cereal, eaten as a snack food, and fermented into alcoholic beverages like beer. Colorado and Nevada currently lead U.S production of quinoa, but Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and collaborating…
Combating African Swine Fever
…is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that affects every kind of swine. But, ASF is not a threat to human health or food safety. ASF spread from Africa…
Bidens Plan to Boost Crop Production and Address Cost Increases
…were highlighted as a central figure in combatting “Putin’s Price Hike.” In total, the announcement is meant to lower cost production costs for farmers and ultimately address increasing food costs….
Foster Farms Among Accused Meatpackers in House COVID Panel Report
…workers became ill with COVID-19 at the Foster Farms facilities in Livingston and nine died from the illness. The company was later fined by Cal-OSHA after the workplace safety administration…