…Farmer’s First Thing Today says the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals extended the deadline to file their response in defense of the rule from December 23rd of this year to…
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
…APHIS will accept public comments for 60 days, starting on October 27, 2016 through December 27. You may submit comments online at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0022 or by mail at: Docket No. APHIS-2016-0022,…
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
…to specified growing, inspection and certification requirements. Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted for 60 days starting on October 27, 2016, and ending on December 27, 2016. The…
Federal Reserve: December Next Rate Boost?
…December. Williams still expects one rate increase this year, and says it could happen at either of the two remaining rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee meetings in 2016. However, he…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…see the preliminary results as they’re unveiled at the Almond Conference on December 6. The Almond Conference is December 6 – 8, 2016 at the Sacramento Convention Center. From the…
NCGA: Scholarship Opportunities to Young Farmers
…partnership with BASF Corporation. With the application period open until December 2, this program provides five $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related field…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…evolve the remaining brands over time. – To ensure full transparency for consumers, Dannon also commits to declare by December 2017 nationwide on label the presence of GMO ingredients in…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
…Conservation District to increase access to freeze drying and flash freezing equipment for specialty crop growers, helping farmers offer products beyond the season for locally grown fresh produce. The project…
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
…on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties, to be held in Cancun, Mexico in December 2016 continuing to work closely with countries willing to take forward a formal request to…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
…from government and non-government organizations. Technical Review Committee members will attend one webinar and two in-person meetings between December 2016 and April 2017 to make recommendations on concept and grant…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
…Applications for the 2017 Almond Leadership Program are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2016. Listen to the full report from Jenny Nicolau: almond-leadership-program From the Almond Board…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…up each week as we get more and more into the fall and ready for the big holiday pushes we get in November and December.” Ippolito has sprouts growing in…
Safe Food During Power Outage
…So… “fill up some containers with water, freeze them, put that in your freezer. That’ll not only help the freezer stay cold longer.” And you’ll have clean and cold drinking…
Almond Board: Achievement Award Nominations Due
…or email the Almond Board of California’s Jenny Nicolau. Nominations are due by October 19. The award recipient is announced at the gala dinner during the almond conference this December….