…food safety practices and procedures. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000…
California Governor Signs Farm Worker Overtime Bill
Credit: Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com California’s Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that would raise the state’s farmworker wages for overtime. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the United…
Pork Producers Can Challenge Information Release
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that pork producers can challenge the public release of their water pollution permit applications. The Courthouse News Dot Com website says those applications…
NFU and Farm Aid Looking for Help
…than 230,000 concertgoers since its introduction at Farm Aid in 2007. We use compostable serviceware and promote composting to concertgoers and artists backstage with a goal of zero waste. Backstage,…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Potato Casserole
…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 apple TV Follow Albert on:…
USDA Seeks Nominees to the National Dairy Board
…be submitted by Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint 12 dairy producers to serve three-year terms beginning Nov. 1, 2016, and ending Oct. 31, 2019. The…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…across the country. You can find local and regional supply chain resources on the newly-revamped KYF2 website and use the KYF2 Compass to locate USDA investments in your community. More…
National Peanut Day
Cathy Isom has a national holiday for Americans to go nuts over, National Peanut Day! That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Peanut Day Today is National Peanut…
Bayer and Monsanto Boards to Meet Soon
…approval and other customary closing conditions. The key conditions of a definitive transaction agreement must be approved by the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG. For more information please visit: www.advancingtogether.com…
Four States Offer Ideas for Ag Economy
…desire to return to the farm, and helping producers recognize where their break-even points are. News Press Now dot Com said lower commodity prices are pressuring both producers and their…
The California Kitchen: Grandma Lydia’s Pressure Cooked Chili Verde
…today’s 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…
NPPC, Farm Bureau Win FOIA Case Against EPA
…two agricultural organizations appealed the ruling and sought a protective order to prevent release of any farm information while the appeal was pending. The district court did grant the order….
European Union Suspends Dow DuPont Merger Review
…information. A European Commission spokesman said, “To comply with merger deadlines, the companies must submit the required information to investigators in a timely fashion.” A Dow Jones report said the…
Agri View: Pecan Marketing Order
Everett Griner talks about what the pecan marketing order will do for pecan growers in today’s Agri View. Pecan Marketing Order Pecan growers now have a Pecan Marketing order to…