…warm spot away from sunlight for 2-3 weeks. You can keep cut lavender alive for a few days by placing cut stems in a jar of water. Lavender adds sweet,…
Employers Expected to Cooperate with ICE
…cooperating with any inspections that are required or requested,” Driscoll noted. “Employers are encouraged to cooperate as they would with any federal or state agency that’s performing an inspection of…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…as combatting child labor. Other requirements for GSP status include intellectual property protection and affording the U.S. reasonable market access. Each of the countries is being removed from the program…
Plant, Grow, and Harvest Lavender
…from being a beautiful edition to your garden, there are so many reasons to love this gorgeous purple sweet smelling flower. You can cook with it, use it for medicinal…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…of reducing its environmental footprint and improve sustainability. “The environmental footprint of producing beef has long been debated. One challenge is that the impacts extend beyond just those associated with…
The California Kitchen: Ricotta Gnocchi Untamed
…Speed add 1 C Flour 1 C Whipped Potato 1/2 C Ricotta Cheese 1 Egg Place on a a dry floured Surface Ricotta Gnocchi Untamed For this and many more…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…also developing new markets in the Middle East and beyond” stated Bill Carriere, Chair of the California Walnut Commission. The efforts of the CWC, along with its sister agency, the…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
…for Food Policy and Response. “Collaboration between USDA and FDA will allow us to draw upon the unique expertise of each agency in addressing the many important technical and regulatory…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…$2,214,226 to support National Clean Plant Network foundation plant stocks for citrus, grapes, fruit trees, sweet potato, and roses; $1,779,510 to support California’s Emergency Plant Health Response Teams for responding…
USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…the protections announced last fall after the deadly swine disease reached China. The goal remains to protect our nation’s swine industry from this disease. ASF does not affect people, nor…
Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…address the issue, the agency is “looking and trying to determine what is the best expenditure of tax payer money regarding the technology of vaccines.” The cost of funding the…
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…
BASF Sells Two Properties to Competitors
…global markets, with expectations of being launched this year in the U.S., pending EPA registration. In addition to nematode protection, in corn, cotton and soybeans, the seed treatment contains a…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…euthanasia of a huge number of affected animals. Vaccine protection of pigs is notoriously challenging. Vaccinated pigs still shed infectious virus and potentially transmit infection, according to Arzt, who works…
