…period is the best to purchase a pumpkin. According to Dave Horner of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. 90-percent of the pumpkins in the United States for fresh market are sold…
Farmers Fleeing HSUS Ag Advisory Councils
At least six farmers have left Humane Society advisory councils in the past year, including its newly formed National Agriculture Advisory Council. After forming 11 state councils, HSUS announced a…
Poultry Industry Injury Rate Remains Low
A Labor Department report shows job injury and illness rates remain at all-time lows for poultry workers in the United States. The total recordable poultry processing illness and injury rate…
Canada Investigating Bovine Tuberculosis
…from a U.S. Department of Agriculture notice in September that a cow from Alberta tested positive for bovine TB at a U.S. slaughter plant. This is the 10th confirmed case…
Obama Administration Pushing for TPP during Lame-Duck
…push for the “long-shot” bid immediately after Congress returns to Washington, D.C. for the lame-duck session. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman says: “We’re doing everything we possibly can to maximize…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…year, CAHFS—which operates in partnership with the California Department of Food and Agriculture—conducted more than half a million diagnostic tests. “It’s a broad sweep of diagnostic capabilities that they do,…
Looking for ‘Natural Enemies’ in Asia to Control Invasive Plants
…control agents for large-scale plant invasions. Read more about Smith’s collection trip in the November issue of AgResearch. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA) in-house scientific research agency….
Valley’s Gold, Ag Unite Programs Honored
…to Fork A-Fair, Chenango Ohio Agriculture Experience Day, Jackson-Vinton Drive-It Yourself Ag Tours Galore, Lawrence Pennsylvania Agricultural Career Days, Blair 1,001-3,000 Members California Valley’s Gold, Fresno Illinois Farm to Fork…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “I offer my sincere congratulations to these recipients who have demonstrated that their ideas…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 02
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Pumpkin Storage
…have a pumpkin variety that can be baked or pureed to use as a filling for a homemade pumpkin pie or a soup. USDA’s Marketing Service spokesperson Dave Horner says…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…with promotional organizations Dairy Management Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, as well as the U.S. Dairy Export Council. National Milk and the dairy industry as a whole…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…research and promotion activities. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity for participating stakeholders. From: USDA American Lamb Board…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 01
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