Cattle producers from Canada will urge the nation to retaliate against the United States, should U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump revive the U.S. Country-of-Origin meat labeling program (COOL). An internal memo…
AFBF 2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey
…30 oz. 3.20 3.13 -.07 Milk, 1 gallon whole 3.25 3.17 -.08 1-pound veggie tray (carrots and celery) .79 .73 -.06 Misc. ingredients 3.18 2.81 -.37 Rolls, 12 2.25 2.46…
The California Kitchen: Green Beans
…Green Beans 2 Cloves Garlic Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. Thanksgiving For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com…
Environmental Education Grants to Conservation Organizations in California
…a total of over $68 million supporting more than 3,600 projects. The EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Office received over 75 applications this year. This highly competitive grant program supports environmental…
National Organic Standards Board Appointments
…further information about the NOSB, visitwww.ams.usda.gov/nosb. USDA is committed to helping organic agriculture grow and thrive through a variety of programs including conservation grants, organic crop insurance, certification cost-share, organic…
Bacterial Imbalances Can Mean Bad News for Honey Bees
…to identify the bacteria communities that had colonized the bees’ digestive tract. The team also compared the thorax (flight muscle) weight and size of each group’s hypopharyngeal glands as measures…
Ag Committee Concludes Two-Year Review of SNAP
The Past, Present, and Future of SNAP The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to evaluate the innovative strategies retailers are utilizing to improve access to nutritious food. Committee members…
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
…diseases on farms and in communities. The awards are made through NIFA’s Crop Protection and Pest Management Program (CPPM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program which have awarded more than…
Canada Expands TB Quarantines
Quarantines related to the discovery of bovine tuberculosis in Canada have expanded into the Saskatchewan providence. Ag Canada reports two farms in southwestern Saskatchewan were added to the list of…
Overseas HPAI Outbreaks Prompt Import Restrictions
…has compiled several reports on outbreaks of H5N8 in Germany, Hungary, India, Israel and Switzerland, according to online meat industry publication Meatingplace. All of the impacted nations are taking precautions…
Agri View: Pumpkins
…else except the people that grow them. Genetically it is a member of the gourd family. Commercially it has very little value. It is a native plant to America and…
The California Kitchen: Stuffing
…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 apple TV Follow Albert on: Facebook,…
USDA Awards Funding for Market Development Programs
…about the program is available at: www.fas.usda.gov/programs/market-access-program-map. A list of fiscal year 2017 FMD funding recipients is available at: http://go.usa.gov/x8qRs and more information about the program is available at: www.fas.usda.gov/programs/foreign-market-development-program-fmd….
NFU Backs American Food for American Schools Legislation
…where our food comes from by strengthening local farmer relationships within the community. I urge Congress to support this legislation that will benefit agriculture, education and communities, alike,” Larew concluded….