…long and challenging process, but that does not discount the product we have achieved with billions of dollars in savings and reforms, and policy that works for all of agriculture…
Some APHIS Employees are Back to Work
Citing a need for animal vaccines, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has reopened the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Center for Veterinary Biologics. Randall Weiseman reports. Click to Open…
CA Citrus Mutual on Governor’s Veto of Citrus Bill
…To this Nelsen responds, “The Governor’s veto message is laughable! The legislature approved $1 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, but his Department of Finance will not…
Strawberry Commission Awarded Grant
The California Department of Food and Agriculture gives a big boost to the California Strawberry Commission Click to Open or Download Audio Report The CDFA gave the commission a three-year…
Public Health Alert for Chicken Products Produced at Three Foster Farms Facilities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that illness caused by strains of Salmonella Heidelberg are…
Citrus Growers Waiting for Action
…state plans to manage additional findings of Asian citrus psyllid. Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner, Marilyn Kinoshita, asks growers to help look for psyllids. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Shutdown Delays Crop Report
The partial government shutdown has caused another problem in the agriculture industry. Julie McPeake reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
California Ag Headlines for October 8
…the diverse people involved in California’s food and agricultural systems. The California Department of Food and Agriculture organizes the event, which is held at the UC Davis conference center. The…
CDFA Meeting to Focus on Ag Research
…This meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 ‘N’ Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814. “Agricultural research…
Fresno County Deals with Asian Citrus Psyllid
…found in a trap in a commercial grove just north of the Fresno/Tulare County line. Sabrina Hill talks with Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright. Click to Open or Download…
Lack of Water for CA Crops Could Mean Shortages
…Audio Report Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright says many vegetable growers in his area are forced to cut back their plantings for winter crops due to a lack of…
Statement by Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, On Farm Bill Expiration
…costs as decades-old farm policy kicks in. “Both the House and Senate agriculture committees have worked hard to put together bipartisan packages that would deliver solid safety net options and…
Hanford Meat Company Recalls Ground Beef
Central Valley Meat Company of Hanford is recalling approximately 89,720 pounds of ground beef that may contain small pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection…
Government Shutdown and Agriculture
The effects of the government shutdown are already being felt in the agriculture sector. Here are just a few examples: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website is shut…