…for United States food and agricultural products, totaling more than $39.7 billion food and agricultural exports in 2018. These exports support more than 325,000 American jobs. All food and agricultural…
Programs Help Producers Reach Dust Reduction Goals
Assistance programs are helping nut producers around the state reach their dust reduction goals. Kern County producer Bret Sill with Sill Properties said taking advantage of programs that help growers…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-19-19
…machine placed at a university, national fruit and veggie month and details of the WHIP plus program. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…able to act on immediately, whether you’re a grower, an input provider, a food processor, or really anywhere within the food chain.” The event will feature a demonstration of a…
NCBA Announces Leadership Changes
…that the same talents that made Woodall a success in the nation’s capital will translate to Woodall’s responsibility to lead NCBA’s work as a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program….
NPPC Welcomes New Swine Inspection System
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPPC-Sept. 17, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) finalized its New Swine Inspection System (NSIS). “We applaud the USDA for introducing a…
USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
…for food safety innovations. “This regulatory change allows us to ensure food safety while eliminating outdated rules and allowing for companies to innovate,” Secretary Sonny Perdue said. “The final rule…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
Early data is out for California’s 2018 cash receipts, which shows an increase that’s supported by specialty crops. The California Department of Food and Agriculture issued an initial overview of agriculture…
Tempering Expectations for the Future of Organic
…organic food sales grew an average of ten percent per year between 2010 and 2016. However, the previous two years’ growth was only tracked at six percent. Some of the…
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
…increasing the productivity of land, wasting less food and shifting diets away from meat. It says we need a major re-evaluation of land use and agriculture worldwide. We want the…
Secretary Perdue on Farm Safety Week
…workforce to continue producing the healthiest, safest, most affordable, and most abundant food supply on earth.” Background: This week is an opportunity to spread awareness of the inherent risks associated…
Some Natural Ways to Kill Poison Ivy
Cathy Isom has a little change for you in today’s program. She lets you know some ways to kill poison ivy naturally. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Report Shows Licensed Hemp Acreage More Than Quadrupled in 2019
…proposals from individual states. The food and beverage industry is also waiting for the Food and Drug Administration will be regulating cannabidiol (CBD), which is extracted from hemp, after initially…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-13-19
…update on California’s wildfire season and a proposed guestworker program from a Florida congressman. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media…