…and national governments’ ability to regulate the flow of goods across their borders, making it difficult for sustainable farmers to compete in the continental market and impossible for consumer safety…
Next Steps Towards Mechanized And Robotic Harvesting?
What are some of the new technologies under development to improve efficiency and safety in harvesting tree and produce crops? Rod Bain reports. Next Steps Towards Mechanized And Robotic Harvesting…
Animal Nutrition, Growth Grants
…mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates, or follow us on Twitter @usda_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
Aquaculture Research
…growth, controlling water availability, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts,…
Funding for Veterinary Loan Repayment
…and Agriculture (NIFA). Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy “Veterinarians are critical to America’s food safety and security, as well as to the health and well-being of both animals and humans” said Dr….
New GroupGAP Program for the Produce
…that helps small and mid-sized growers and cooperatives meet retailers’ on-farm food safety requirements. “We know that GAP certification can sometimes be cost-prohibitive for smaller farmers,” said AMS Administrator Elanor…
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
…of available CVP supplies from New Melones Reservoir. In 2015, Reclamation undertook extraordinary actions to provide public health and safety supplies to our M&I contractors, meet our obligations to the…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…company has brought private sector business intelligence analytics to the public safety industry, epitomizing the virtues of what it takes to confront the challenges of “Big Data” within the 911…
Healthier Shopping
…programs serve as a safety net to help offset that insecurity. To be eligible for SNAP, household income must be below 130 percent of the poverty threshold; for WIC assistance,…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…says Robert Brackett, PhD, director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. “The levels of contaminants that have been found are very low, and FDA is not advising…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
…additional time for these employers to phase in the increases. The purpose of the plan is to increase the minimum wage over time, consistent with economic expansion, while providing safety…
Leftover Easter Eggs
…That’s story’s ahead on this Land of Ours. Leftover Easter Eggs From: Food Safety News Food-Safety Tips for Easter Eggs Easter egg safety tips: wash hands, discard cracked eggs and…
What is GMO Food?
…GM foods and their safety should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and that it is not possible to make general statements on the safety of all GM foods. GM…
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…to hang out and get rest from the river current and get safety from predators,” said Roger Cornwell, general manager of farming operations for River Garden Farms, who estimated the…