…Further complicating the GMO labeling law, the bill set a deadline for the Department of Agriculture to release rules for complying with the law by July 29th, 2018. The legislation…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 06
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Farmer Fair Practices Rules Effective Date, Comment Periods Extended
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is delaying the effective date of a rule by 60 days, and extending the comment period by 30…
Scientists Give Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping Hand
…Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers will take a high-tech approach to ensuring the genetic heritage of that tree—the town’s oldest resident. Under an agreement with the New Jersey Department of…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries and directors of the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. territories. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm Groups Endorse Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
Perdue More than 650 agriculture groups have endorsed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In a letter to House and Senate agriculture leaders last week,…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…mandating labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms. The law set a deadline for the Department of Agriculture to release rules for complying with the law by July 29th,…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
by Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service Alan Meerow with Griffinia intermedia (Amaryllidaceae) in Brazil. Photo: Judy Dutilh. Alan W. Meerow, a research geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA)…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…the midst of an adjustment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated last month that California tomato processors expect to have 11.6 million tons of processing tomatoes under contract in 2017,…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 03
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Super Bowl Food Safety
…everywhere. Some simple reminders from the USDA’s Food and Safety Inspection service if you’ll be hosting the party this year: -keep hot foods hot (above 140-degrees) -and keep cold foods…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…more expensive over the rest of this winter, but the price should stabilize by this summer. A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report says pork belly supplies fell to 17.7…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
…like to see fixed. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is a big booster of increasing trade opportunities and favors deals like NAFTA….
Agri View: Water War Outlook
…neither state would be happy with his decision. Georgia’s abundant use of water from the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, for metropolitan use and agriculture, leaves little for Florida’s fish and…