The California Farm Labor Contractor Association has a couple of educational conferences coming up for agricultural employers. The programs are approved by the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement for the…
BSE Import Regulation Changes
USDA has issued a final rule which will align U.S. bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) import regulations with international standards. The rule will take effect in about 90 days. Gary Crawford…
DCHA Launches Membership Drive
…the Gold Standards best practices program. Networking opportunities with nearly 600 calf and heifer growers and allied industry partners through the only national organization focused on producers who raise dairy…
California Ag Headlines for September 25
…huge concern. For more resources on creating safe working conditions in confined spaces, or to learn more about California workplace health and safety standards visit Cal/OSHA’s website by clicking here….
Soil Nutrient Efficiency Standards
USDA is among several groups involved in educating the public on soil nutrient efficiency standards known as the 4R’s. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Almond Harvest and Stockpiling Standards
Newly released research offers best management practices and guidelines for harvest and stockpiling of almonds to retain quality and high food safety standards. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or…
New Standards for School Snacks and Drinks
America’s schools are poised to have vending machines and snack bars stocked with healthy choices. Susan Carter has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…aids. These proven products are efficiently manufactured to the highest standards and value-priced to optimize the farm’s profitability potential. As the North American arm of the world’s seventh largest agrochemical…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…harvesting and packing. He is active in produce industry and citrus industry working groups to develop science and risk-based food safety standards and identify and prioritize research needs. He serves…
Growers Speak at Water Hearing
…wants to further limit the supply to Merced, Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts. The plan would leave only a 35 percent flow in the rivers, in an effort to improve…
Proposed Federal Milk Marketing Order
…standards. For more than 75-years California has used its own milk pricing structure. All dairy producers are encouraged to attend the seminar on Wednesday morning….starting at 9:30 at World Ag…
How Do New EPA Guidelines Affect Ag?
A recent EPA decision does not include coarse particles like farm dust in revised clean air standards. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
California Egg Farmers File Lawsuit
…enclosure space per bird, however the organization will not explain how they came up with that interpretation of the law. ACEF has worked with the HSUS to establish national standards…