The U.S. pork industry’s top priority for the next Farm Bill is establishing a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank, the National Pork Producers Council told a House Agriculture subcommittee in…
Subcommittee Examines Federal Nutrition Programs
…Mr. Jerry Tonubbee, Director – Food Distribution Program, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, OK Ms. Diane Kriviski, Deputy Administrator Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, Alexandria, VA…
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…is the elimination of the need for a grower to notify nearby schools and daycares 48-hours prior to application. Western Agricultural Processors Association and California Cotton Ginners Association President and…
National Ag Day 2017
…pursuing vocational agricultural studies. Agricultural literacy includes an understanding of agriculture’s history and current economic, social and environmental significance to all Americans. This understanding includes some knowledge of food and…
China Halts Meat Imports from Brazil
…out near 5,000 units subjected to federal inspection in Brazil have been cited in the investigation, according to the federal government. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Senate Ag Sets Perdue Hearing Time
…Georgia, has received widespread support from agricultural trade groups and is expected to receive little resistance from the Senate Agriculture Committee. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Japan, Germany, Pledge to Work Together on Free Trade
…meeting of TPP nations last week in Chile focusing on the next chapter of the trade agreement without the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Stabenow Asking for USDA Bird Flu Response Information
…international trade questions about the presence of HPAI in U.S. commercial flocks, including restrictions that other countries place on imports of U.S. poultry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agri View: “Waste” Labeling
…Food Safety and Inspection Service Food Product Dating “Best if Used By” is a type of date you might find on a meat, poultry, or egg product label. Are dates…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
…Paul Armstrong, an agricultural engineer with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Manhattan, Kansas. Together with Kansas State University colleagues, Armstrong developed a hand-held device that could provide a fast,…
Agriculture Groups Meet with White House on Trade
…in annual U.S. economic activity, and is the single largest U.S. manufacturing sector, representing 12 percent of all U.S. manufacturing jobs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Senate Ag Committee Holding Perdue Nomination Hearing This Week
…Washington, D.C. for the week, which includes a farm bill summit at the National Press Club and National Ag Day events. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Letter Urges White House to Maintain Point of Obligation Under RFS
…even consumer service companies like FedEx and UPS – would throw the RFS into chaos. A change would immediately trigger long and complicated rulemaking that would take years to complete….
Parasitic Wasps Released in Asian Citrus Psyllid Project in Santa Clara County
…yesterday in San Jose, CDFA’s Dr. David Morgan discusses the program and then introduces the wasps to Santa Clara County agricultural commissioner Joe Deviney. Following that, Dr. Morgan and Deviney…