…in mind so that can act accordingly to combat the disease. “Using a product like KASUMIN will give growers the help that they need. Kasugamycin is the unique active ingredient…
A-PLUS Act to Further Increase Meat Processing Capacity
The introduction of the A-PLUS Act is being largely supported by various industry organizations. The bipartisan Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act, known simply as the A-PLUS…
Preparing for Earth Day
…sites across the U.S. In 1970 there was no EPA, so no Clean Air Act or Clean Water Act. There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment….
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…
New Workplan to Address Pesticide Approval Process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be addressing the overall pesticide approval system through a comprehensive workplan. Four overall strategies are established in the plan, with dozens of actions…
‘More Significant Land Fallowing’ Expected This Year with Ongoing Drought
…is actually very evocative of 2015 which was California’s last big drought,” Nemeth explained. “There is growing evidence that suggests that perhaps this drought is actually a continuation of that…
EPA Reaffirms Efforts to Address Nutrient Pollution
…and bolstering efforts to support states, Tribes, and territories in driving nutrient reductions from all sources. EPA will also be invoking Clean Water Act authority to drive progress and prompt…
Vidalia Onions Ready for Grocery Store Shelves
…the 2022 Vidalia onion season. According to the Vidalia Onion Committee, these onions were discovered by accident during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The Vidalia Onion Act of 1986…
Week in Review: Drought Conditions Back to 2015 Levels & Cotton Acreage and Prices Up
…a memorandum of understanding. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Robert Bonnie spoke with AgNet Media to make the announcement to our listeners. The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act…
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…
Ocean Shipping Reform Act Continues Getting Closer to President’s Desk
Last week the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 was unanimously approved during a voice vote of the U.S. Senate. A version of the legislation was approved in the…
Research into Diseases that Threaten Chocolate
Dr. Puig Pathogen virulence was determined by infecting Theobroma cacao seedlings in USDA-ARS lab. As the saying goes, not all heroes wear capes. Meet the researcher protecting the world’s chocolate…
Week in Review: Biden’s Budget Proposal & Sites Reservoir Development
…Last week the Ocean Shipping Reform Act was approved by a voice vote in the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and the bill is now headed to the full Senate for…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…30, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43). This Act includes $10 billion in assistance to agricultural producers impacted by wildfires, droughts,…