…FSIS Meat and Poultry Labeling Guidance U.S. Customs & Border Control COOL requirements for imported foods as required by the Tariff Act of 1930 Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling…
How Pesticide Resistance Happens
…says putting more importance on your entire IPM’s efficiency is the way to look at it. For more information about IPM systems you can go to the UC IPM website….
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…smaller scale in the New York area, and have developed systems that they say will scale to a large commercial operation. They use a technique called vertical farming – the…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…the threat posed by the Asian citrus psyllid, a non-native pest that can spread huanglongbing, a disease deadly to citrus plants. The California Department of Food and Agriculture said Dec….
Reaction to GMO Label Decision by Makers of Campbell’s Soup
…food company to start such labeling. And Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has given his reaction to the move by the soup company, as Gary Crawford has the details. Reaction to…
Peanut Butter and Caffeine
…the marketing of these novel food products in order to ensure public health and the integrity of the regulatory system designed to protect the food supply. From FDA.gov website Added…
Agri View: Water Management
…systems and water management practices can help maintain farm profitability in an era of increasingly limited and more costly water supplies. Improved on-farm water management, combined with institutional measures improving…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…as genetically modified organisms. They denounced mandatory labeling of food products containing GMOs at the local, state and federal levels. Law Enforcement Delegates approved new policy related to forfeiture reform…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
With research affirming that increased transparency boosts consumers’ trust in the food they eat and how it was produced, transparency is no longer an option for farmers and ranchers, the…
Allergens and Security Top List of Food Safety Concerns
With food recalls on the rise and the threat to food security growing, food manufacturers are going to want to know more details about farmers’ and ranchers’ food safety and…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…Disease Board of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Additional information: * Related: Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce’s disease in grapevines: http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10151 * Related: UC Davis cracks the walnut…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
…County Sheriff Detective Matt Calkins says his county is all too familiar with the crime. Butte County held a summit several years ago much like Tulare County did last month…
Huanglongbing Disease Spread and Characteristics
Huanglongbing disease can spread really quick across California’s citrus industry, just ask the state of Florida. Mike Irey with Southern Gardens Citrus in Florida spoke at a HLB technology summit…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…We recently welcomed a group of mommy and food bloggers to our farm and cattle facilities as part of a three-day Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Soybean Association tour of…









