The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing $30.9 million in funding to support 43 states in their continued efforts to help implement the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA)…
GEM Avocados Getting Industry Interest
…breeding program for UC Cooperative Extension. She has been part of the team evaluating the viability of GEM production in the Central San Joaquin Valley. “It has good production, better…
AgNet Media to Host Sonny Perdue at Citrus Expo
…expo. Conducted by AgNet Media in cooperation with the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, the 2017 survey will build on knowledge gathered from the 2016 survey. Results of the survey…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…food companies are increasingly committing to treating chickens in their supply chains better. Perdue, with this announcement, becomes the largest poultry producer to ensure that this demand will be met,”…
Investing in the Future of Ag Technology
…is an important first step. Tech creators are best served by designing their products to meet the most challenging conditions. “Build it around the most demanding, dynamic farming operations in…
U.S. Winter Wheat Harvest Forecast Improves
…percent below last year when Kansas had an unusually good harvest, but it’s still a lot better than most experts predicted. An Associated Press report says Kansas was hit hard…
Agri View: Water Rights Problems
…will find a way to make WOTUS more farmer friendly. Well, I will tell you this. They better not bet their future on it. That’s Agri View for today. I’m…
Conaway Applauds Trump Administration’s NAFTA Plan
…there is no better way to do so than by charting a path to economic advancement for America’s farmers, ranchers, and foresters. The administration’s objectives for renegotiating NAFTA clearly demonstrate…
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives
…of NAFTA, the Trump Administration will seek a much better agreement that reduces the U.S. trade deficit and is fair for all Americans by improving market access in Canada and…
Current Farm Downturn Not Likely to Reach 1980’s Crisis
…In 1979 and 1980, the price surged, while today it is declining. Also, the general economy is in better shape today than it was in the 1980s. The country experienced…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 or the Agricultural Act of 1949; Prioritize our top funding concerns (risk management tools, which include both federal crop insurance and Title I…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…Under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, local groundwater agencies—known as GSAs—had to be formed by June 30 for basins or sub-basins classified by the state as medium or high…
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…Xerces Society. Certified farmers are granted permission to use the Bee Better seal on their produce. Manufacturers can also use the seal on products that contain Bee Better Certified ingredients….
Growing Veggies by Vertical Gardening
…environment. If more and more people got on board with this idea, we wouldn’t need to truck in so much produce from far away. Which would be a lot better…