…Service, and the Rural Housing Service within USDA, and report directly to Perdue. However, Senator Debbie Stabenow, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, says many rural groups are…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…safety program, overseeing the plan during harvest, a critical time when produce can become contaminated. Harvest foremen spent almost one-fourth of their time on food safety tasks. Third-party audits were…
California Cherries Poised for Record Year
Cherry harvest in California is just about wrapped up and growers are excited to make up for the previous years of disappointing returns. The official estimate was 8.5 million boxes…
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
…looks into a mirror may help Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists improve livestock housing. Studying livestock behavior, stress and other well-being and production factors is the job of animal scientist…
ICFA Lobby for Practical Cannabis Growing Guidelines
…use light deprivation techniques. Some of the key points made by the group centered on the co-mingling of ‘harvest batches’ and how cultivation areas will be regulated. ICFA argues that…
Almond Board: Food Safety Symposium
…and “What can the almond industry learn from the recent outbreaks of E. coli in nut flours and butters?” Michael Coates, University of So. Australia: “Harvest moisture and drying conditions…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…program, overseeing the plan during harvest, a critical time when produce can become contaminated. Harvest foremen spent almost one-fourth of their time on food safety tasks. Read more and download…
Pork Checkoff Builds Momentum for Secure Pork Supply Plan
…veterinarian Patrick Webb, director of swine health programs for the Pork Checkoff. This would include the safe movement of animals from farms in a FAD control area to harvest channels…
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…hand-harvested into 42-pound cartons containing 24 film-wrapped heads. The hypothetical broccoli farm has 500 acres planted to broccoli. The broccoli is hand-harvested into 21-pound bunch cartons. On each farm, the…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…Vice President’s Residence will provide an added bonus to the vegetable and flower gardens by making them well pollinated and taste even better at harvest.” Perdue released a proclamation he…
Five Reasons to Farm to Table
…family-owned farms that treat their animals well, provide them with proper food and housing, and use sustainable practices. The Fifth Reason and benefit for the Farm to Table Movement? Better…
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Egg Lawsuit Against California
…requirements for housing egg-laying hens. California voters approved the law in 2008, but Missouri, along with Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky and Iowa challenged the law. In 2015, the American Farm…
Agri View: Good Vidalia Onion Crop
…news for consumers all across the nation. The Vidalia onion crop is a good one this year. Harvest is practically over now. The quality and volume are better than last…
California Processing Tomato Report
…season and a lag in crop maturity compared to 2016. Despite these issues, the crop is progressing well and harvest is expected to be on schedule with the San Joaquin…