…illness by answering questions about the safe storage, handling, and preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Food Safety Questions? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline If you have…
The California Kitchen: Fig and Lemon Ice Cream
…AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 CA Drought for Ag
…Department of Food and Agriculture. 2016 Study Downloads Executive Summary (<1Mb, Posted August, 15, 2016) Main Report (<1Mb, Posted August, 15, 2016) Appendix Set (23 Mb, Posted August 15, 2016)…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…to offer,” said SBA Associate Administrator for Capital Access, Ann Marie Mehlum. “Although SBA has different rates, terms, fees, limits and percentages than FSA loans, they can provide an alternative…
German Activist Hope to Stop EU-Canada Trade Deal
Activist delivered a public complaint to Germany’s Constitutional Court this week in hopes to scuttle a trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. The activist called the complaint the…
U.S. Senators Urge Investigation into Canada’s Dairy-Pricing Policies
Two U.S. Senators say Canada’s dairy pricing policies are harming trade and will negatively affect the U.S. dairy industry, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States. Senate Democrats…
Amazon Seeking Drive-up Grocery Location in Seattle
Online retail giant Amazon is diving further into the grocery business and seeking a brick-and-mortar location in Seattle, Washington. Meatingplace reports Amazon is now looking to build a facility in…
The California Kitchen: Baked Fig and Raisin Bread Pudding
…California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire,…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
…cattle, 380 dairy cattle, more than 500 swine, 20,000 chickens, 125 sheep and 30 quarter horses. For more information, contact the Fresno State Animal Welfare Club at fsuanimalwelfareclub@gmail.com or 805.807.5307….
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…Strategy across Canada could raise further compliance issues with Canada’s NAFTA and WTO obligations by “impeding dairy trade” between the two countries. Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF, commended…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…call “nudges” — indicating they had not selected all five components of a healthy lunch. Those are meat or a meat alternative, grain, fruit, vegetable and low-fat milk. The control…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…competitive advantages across our product lines. We supply key products and services directly to growers, including crop nutrients, crop protection, seed, as well as agronomic and application services, thereby helping…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…and product features without the constraints of market competition. Deere & Company, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Moline, Illinois, is the largest manufacturer of planting equipment in the United States,…
Theft of 500 Cows in New Zealand
…farm near the town of Ashburton. The 500 milking cows were reportedly taken from the herd of 1,300 head between early July and late August, according to online-based news website…