The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again extended the deadline to submit comments on labeling requirements for plant-based beverages. Back in July FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced…
Increase in Pesticide Use Shouldn’t Be Surprising
UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor David Doll started a recent presentation with slides showing increasing pesticide data. With increasing organic acreage and a more significant push for integrated pest management…
USDA Invests to Support Military Veterans Pursuing Farming and Ranching Careers
…pursue careers in agriculture,” said NIFA Director Scott Angle. “AgVets funded projects will give our veterans the tools they need to be successful farmers and ranchers, ultimately preserving and strengthening…
Wildfire Affected Winegrape Growers Seek Congress Support
…Huffman Rep. Doug LaMalfa Rep. Jimmy Panetta Rep. Mike Thompson Rep. David Valadao Read the letter addressed to Rep. Thompson. Source: California Association of Winegrape Growers Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
Results From Romaine E. coli Outbreak Investigation
…and consistently implemented on farms. Results From Romaine E. coli Outbreak Investigation About the Author Taylor Hillman Image credit: Workers harvest and box romaine lettuce. Salinas Valley, CA/David Litman /…
Syngenta Opening Chicago Seeds Office
…other U.S. locations beginning in the first half of 2019. Syngenta’s David Hollinrake says the new location “places us closer to the majority of our customers, as well as to…
Trump Hints at Naming Wheeler Permanent EPA Administrator
…acting head of EPA. Wheeler, who has not been nominated for the post, took the acting role in July when then-administrator Scott Pruitt resigned. Wheeler inherited an agency in the…
USDA Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. Members and alternates newly appointed to serve three-year terms are: David Fausset, Camarillo,…
USDA Appoints Members to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
…the committee and request for nominations. Newly appointed members are: David K. Bell, Cherryfield Foods Inc. Farm/Maine Wild Blueberry Company, Cherryfield and Machias, Maine Richard E. Bowman, JJ Family of…
FDA Proposes New Food Recall Guidelines
…was sold during the most dangerous food recalls can be the difference between a consumer going to the hospital or not,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement. “While…
AFBF: Environmental Litigation Reform Needed
…scales and restore equity to the “David-vs-Goliath” task individuals and small businesses and organizations face when suing the federal government. However, he told members of Congress that this principle has…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Modernizing Standards of Identity and the use of Dairy Names for Plant-Based Substitutes
…characteristics and nutritional integrity of key food products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. The wide variety of plant-based foods that are being positioned in the marketplace as substitutes for standardized…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…also endorsed Proposition 3. Politicians including Representatives Jim Costa and David Valadao, as well as Assemblyman Jim Patterson and State Senator Andy Vidak, have also issued their support of the…
Cargill CEO Concerned with Long-Term Health of Ag in Trade Dispute
The CEO of Cargill says he is concerned with the long-term health of U.S. agriculture due to impacts from the U.S.-China trade dispute. Cargill CEO David McLennan told Bloomberg News…