A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States. An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team has completed a comprehensive life-cycle analysis quantifying the resource…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-11-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…combined total of $5.7 MM for export market development efforts. MAP, provided for in the 2018 Farm Bill, partners USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) with agricultural trade associations to help…
Progress in Combating Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
Glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis) Photographer: Reyes Garcia III, USDA Agricultural Research Service, United States The glassy-winged sharpshooter is the culprit behind the spread of Pierce’s disease among grapevines. The insect…
General Mills Continues Regenerative Agriculture Investments
…well as suppliers and farm advisors to implement regenerative ag practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. Regenerative agriculture constitutes a holistic type of farming, with methods aimed…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-08-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering General Mills decision to invest in regenerative agriculture, the…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a formal…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/ppa-projects. APHIS created the Hungry Pests public outreach program to empower Americans with the knowledge they need to leave these “hungry pests”…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-07-19
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USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…is it a food safety issue. In coordination with the pork industry, USDA’s Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach, has stated the following enhanced activities to intensify multi-agency…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-06-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1,…
Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…said, noting it is a three-pronged approach. “One is really an awareness system working with states and then a laboratory network and then a real vaccine bank.” The 2018 Farm…
Amazon to Diversify Grocery Portfolio
…physical stores comes after apparently mixed results with the food delivery service offered by Amazon. Amazon to Diversify Grocery Portfolio About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director,…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
…priorities for the FDA and what the agency should be centering resources around. Gottlieb made headlines after his keynote address at Politico’s Pro Summit in Washington where he raised concern…