…identification process. We also touch on Ag Order 4.0, almond bloom, and how the coronavirus led the U.S. Department of Transport FMSCA to suspend the hours of service rule. Tune…
The Western View: Covid-19 Turns Our World Upside Down
…This is a nightmare scenario: a pandemic of disease striking our homes. Coronavirus has turned our world upside down. It raged through China then Europe, filling hospitals to the breaking…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…to contaminants in foods, food import, and export inspection and certification systems, and methods of analysis and sampling. For more information from the USDA, you may visit www.usda.gov/coronavirus. The latest…
Hours of Service Rule Waived in Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is suspending the hours of service rule after the declaration of a national emergency in response to the coronavirus…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-17-20
…food safety regarding COVID-19 and Canada ratifying the USMCA. Tune in to the show for these news stories and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content…
Ensuring Food Safety Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is continuing efforts to provide a safe and healthy food supply. Those efforts include maintaining the strict infrastructure for food inspection, implementing extensive sanitary practices and…
USMCA Ratification Now Officially Complete
…legislature before the Canadian Parliament takes a break for five weeks as a response to coronavirus concerns. With the agreement officially being ratified by all three parties, it will allow…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-16-20
…rescheduled agriculture events due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Tune in to the show for these news stories and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR…
Automated Fertigation Could Be Ideal for Avocado Trees
…you put on the tree today is in the tree tomorrow,” Spann said. “The efficiency is huge.” California Avocado Commission Research Program Director Tim Spann was part of some of…
Bill to Enhance Agricultural Border Inspections Signed into Law
President Donald Trump recently signed the Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Act of 2019, which will expand and improve border inspections of agricultural products. Introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters’,…
Applications Being Accepted for Multiple NRCS Opportunities
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for a variety of programs. The NRCS opportunities that are available include the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) as well…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-13-20
…program and FDA’s announcement of a new leafy green safety plan. Also, we’re talking with Agri-Pulse about what’s happening at the State’s Capitol and why Gov. Newsom’s statewide guidance is…
How to Sell Your Cut Flowers at Farmers Market
In today’s program, Cathy Isom gives you a grower’s guide to selling cut flowers at a farmer’s market. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How to Sell Your…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-12-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the impacts the Coronavirus has on agriculture exports, commerce…