…achievements, including the industry’s pioneering efforts in food safety and health initiatives. He celebrated moments of triumph, such as overcoming challenges like the salmonella incidents in 2001 and 2004 and…
STOP QIP Petition Disqualified
…referendum to terminate the Quota Implementation Plan, or QIP. Secretary Ross expressed her reservations and ultimately disqualified the petition due to procedural irregularities. The Producer Review Board (PRB) had met…
Delta Conveyance Project Approved by DWR
…their ratepayers.” DWR reports that California is projected to lose 10 percent of its water supply by 2040 due to increasing heat and drier conditions. The Delta Conveyance Project plays…
Sanitation of Agricultural Field Equipment Questionnaire
A team of crop pest management and food safety researchers in the U.S. is conducting a survey to gather information on field equipment sanitation practices in agriculture. The study addresses…
USDA Opens Enrollment for ARC and PLC Programs for 2024 Crop Year
…ARC or PLC are ineligible for the stacked income protection plan (STAX) on their planted cotton acres for that farm. Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for New Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
…safety, promoting traceability capacity, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Projects eligible for funding range from expanding processing capacities and acquiring specialized equipment to enhancing worker safety through technology adoption. The…
Partnership for U.S. Forests
…quickly assess, prioritize, and plan for reforestation needs, fill gaps in climate-resilient restoration planning, and bolster reforestation planning by expanding nursery production, growing the forestry workforce, and increasing seed collection…
Ten Percent Initial Allocation for State Water Project
…generate wet weather, this early in the season we have to plan with drier conditions in mind.” This initial allocation, looking ahead to 2024, specifically pertains to water deliveries in…
Consider Composting for Holiday Leftovers
…water and nutrient holding capacity of a soil, particularly sandy soils,” explained McMillan. “Enhancing soil health increases plant vigor which enables plants better able to withstand environmental stresses like drought.”…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 11-23-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes a project that seeks to address food safety barriers for organic specialty crops…
Four Out of Five Americans Plan to Have A Thanksgiving Meal
Last month’s Consumer Food Insights Report from Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability reveals that nearly four out of five Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with a…
Is that Pop-Up Turkey Doneness Device Totally Trustworthy?
…with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has today’s This Land Of Ours report. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Is that Pop-Up Turkey Doneness Device…
More Than $653 Million in Port Investments Being Made
…in Long Beach, and the Redwood Marine Terminal and Baywide Master Plan Project in Eureka. The Port of Hueneme Parking Structure Planning Project in Oxnard and the National City Marine…
Vilsack Announces Plan to Increase Trade
…U.S. agricultural trade, including the department’s planned trade missions for 2024 and the opening of a public comment period for the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). “As I’ve often…