…immunologist Jeffrey Stott has led efforts to characterize the bacteria that cause foothill abortion disease and to carry out vaccine trials. (Image by (Don Preisler/UC Davis) After more than 60…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…tips for a food safe Thanksgiving: Tip 1: Don’t Wash That Turkey. According to the most recent Food Safety Survey, conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, 68 percent of…
Stuffing, Outside of the Bird
…you don’t consider that and you don’t cook the turkey long enough to get that bacteria-killing temperature. Gravely says despite her advice, some of the callers to the U-S-D-A’s Meat…
Improve NAFTA, Don’t Withdraw From TPP
Portman Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman was the U.S. Trade Representative under George W. Bush, and he’s cautioning President-elect Donald Trump against walking away from the North American Free Trade…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…they own and manage, which he called “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.” “Many Californians don’t realize, but when they look out across the landscapes where they live and…
Almond Board: Marketing Session at Almond Conference
…a snack, and a minor ingredient to now being the star ingredient in many products across many categories. We don’t only want to stay in the game, we want to…
Lawmakers Mixed on WRDA Lame-duck Changes
…Peter DeFazio of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, gave a final bill long odds, saying, “I don’t think there’s going to be much legislating…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…in deregulating products awaiting final approval, as well as to eliminate trade barriers due to regulatory systems that don’t operate based on scientific assessments.” Click here to read the letter….
Western View: Trump Won, Now What?
…that kill family farms, and a half dozen other problems our city dwelling neighbors don’t even begin to understand. No, we don’t like the way Trump talks about women. But…
Tackling Issues with Trump Administration
National Farmers Union (NFU) extended a congratulatory letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, outlining opportunities to work together with the new administration on several common ground farm policy issues. “We…
Agri View: Disaster Assistance
…it is a lot more than social organizations and individuals who respond. Some of them just don’t make the evening news. To give you an example. Smithfield Foods. They gave…
Thanksgiving Dinner Savings
…don’t wait until the last minute to do your Thanksgiving meal shopping because you don’t want to miss out on sales – and some ingredients tend to sell out quickly!…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…Albert Keck, who runs Hadley Date Farms in Thermal and chairs the California Date Commission, attended last week’s meeting and described date growers as “very concerned.” “We don’t want the…
Agri View: Holiday Traditions
…become traditional. And it is necessary for our turkey farmers. Don’t forget two other traditions. Sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. Happy holiday! That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner….