Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the impact of food waste on the globe, practices for making the fertilizer…
Renewed Enforcement Discretion for Certain FSMA Requirements for Cotton
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending enforcement discretion for certain Food Safety Modernization Act requirements as they pertain to cotton. Because cottonseed is widely used as dairy…
How Your Dog Can Be Farm Dog of the Year
…contest, which is supported by Purina. This is the fifth year of the contest. It celebrates farm dogs and the many ways they support farmers and ranchers in producing nutritious food for…
Equity Action Plan to Improve Access to USDA Services
…America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all…
New Workplan to Address Pesticide Approval Process
…of protecting endangered species and providing all people with safe, affordable food and protection from pests,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a news release. “The workplan reflects EPA’s collaboration…
VofV: Cybersecurity and the Virtual Threats to Farming
…you are, the more processing systems you have, the more vulnerable you are to attack,” he says. In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Gatzke talks about cybersecurity and…
Almond Matters: Recent Rain Emphasizes Importance of Disease Prevention
…and mild temperatures creates an ideal environment for disease development. Orchards can still be an ideal microclimate for disease even without rain events, with irrigation systems providing moisture for pathogens…
Low Pesticide Residues on Fresh Produce
…government study. So, advocates of healthy foods for American families went to work to gather the actual information from those studies. The Alliance for Food and Farming is one such organization. …
EPA Reaffirms Efforts to Address Nutrient Pollution
…advance progress in reducing excess nutrients in U.S. water systems. Three strategies have been outlined for advancing efforts better protect water quality. EPA will be deepening collaborative partnerships with agriculture…
Finding The Truth About Pesticides in Produce
…we’re seeing inflation, we’re seeing food prices go up, we’re seeing reports of 13 million children living in food-insecure households. To take the more affordable and accessible produce items and…
DWR Making Investments in Much-Needed Canal Repairs
…million initiative in the California Budget Act of 2021 to improve water conveyance systems. Other canal repairs will be taking place in segments of the Delta-Mendota Canal. The San Luis…
USDA Seeks Nominations to Bolster Pollinator Research Efforts
…so that they can continue to play a critical role in our food production system,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press release. “Pollinator species help produce more than…
New Tree Nut Processing Laboratory Unveiled at Fresno State
…want to expand it. We hope to do research with some of this equipment, whether it’s food safety or production, or food quality. This is our starting point today.” A…
Snow Levels and Water Conditions at Comparable Levels to 2013 and 2015
…to the water year, with substantial storm systems bring heavy rain and snow. That was followed up be a period between January and March that was the driest conditions recorded…