…grants are: University of California, Riverside, California, $450,000 USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, $466,857 USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, $25,000 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, $474,766 University…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…From the Almond Board of California: Almond processors and some huller/shellers are covered by Preventive Controls (PC) for human food, which went into effect September 2016 for large operations. Covered…
Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm
…farm in every grocery store. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm The way we eat food, how we eat it,…
Hampton Creek Pledges to Market Lab-grown Meat by 2019
…lives up to its timeline, it would beat its competitors to the market by three years. California-based startup Memphis Meats, which has raised at least $3 million, is the only…
Brazil Cattle Prices Stumble Following Meat Inspection Scandal
…the ban, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the ban will not be lifted until food safety standards are met. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Seeking Public Input on GMO Labeling
…year gave USDA two years to finalize the regulation. USDA says it is preparing to release the rule later this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
House Ag Budget Not Aligned with Trump Proposal
…Appropriations Committee for SNAP. That level is $4.87 billion below last year’s level and $2.6 million below the President’s budget request. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Inconclusive HLB Tests Remind Growers of Disease Threat
…Research Board and University of California Cooperative Extension combined to bring California citrus growing areas an educational seminar, and it started in Exeter for Central Valley growers. Research Entomologist, and…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, June 26
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Syngenta Announces Goals Following Merger with ChemChina
…standalone company. Syngenta and the state-owned ChemChina agreed to terms of the takeover in February of last year, valuing Syngenta at $43 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Perdue, Branstad, to Celebrate U.S. Beef in China
…the world’s largest beef producer and in 2016 was the world’s fourth-largest exporter, with global sales of more than $5.4 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
California to List Glyphosate as Cancer-Causing
Monsanto is vowing to continue its legal fight against California as the state will list glyphosate as a cancer-causing chemical. California will add glyphosate to its list of chemicals known…
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
Farm groups including the National Corn Growers Association, the American Farm Bureau, and the U.S. Grains Council gave testimony Tuesday during hearings on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The…
USDA Launches Reorganization Commission
…plans for weeks, since President Trump announced his budget proposal, saying “this is going to be a tough year at USDA.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….























