A new joint agreement under the Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative was recently signed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the…
USDA/FDA Meeting on What to Call Cell-Cultured Meat
Politico says a recent two-day joint USDA/FDA public gathering on cell-cultured food technology boiled down to a simple question. If it looks like meat and tastes like meat, can you…
Preparing the Garden for Next Year’s Crop
…to do it. If you only have a short fall-to-winter transition, such as in USDA planting zones 5 or less, you may want to put your new plants in pots…
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…room rates, join the pre-forum field trip, or apply for the USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program. Follow the conversation at #AgOutlook on USDA’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Source: USDA…
China-owned Smithfield Foods Eligible for U.S. Trade Relief
…it met USDA’s eligibility standards, while pointing out that Smithfield is still a U.S.-based company employing thousands of Americans and that its U.S. meat products are made in its nearly…
USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (PDF, 340 KB). The update culminates a yearlong…
NCC Says USDA Must Take Part in Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat Products
The National Chicken Council (NCC) delivered its priorities for cell-cultured meat products as part of the first joint meeting between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food & Drug…
Perdue Promises Five Percent Budget Cut as part of Trump Plan
…his target,” according to the Hagstrom Report. Perdue said following the meeting that USDA would participate in the Trump plan and that he thinks USDA will “be able to meet…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
…was a period of nearly three months when shipments to USDA were under-reported compared to prior years,” said California Table Grape Commission President Kathleen Nave. “This caused confusion as it…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…Tier 1,” said Carlos Suarez, California State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “By replacing those engines with new engines, Tier 3 and Tier 4, we are actually…
NCBA to Reiterate Unwavering Support for USDA Oversight of Lab-Grown Fake Meat
…periods of the session. Houston will explain why USDA is well-positioned to apply current food safety processes to lab-grown fake meat products. Two-thirds of the facilities already overseen by USDA…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Secretary. Perdue previously announced other significant reorganizations at USDA. In May 2017, USDA created the first-ever Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and reconstituted and renamed the new Farm…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…member of the “Beagle Brigade,” was trained by USDA’s National Detector Dog Center in Newnan, GA. Photo credit: Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection) USDA continues to…
Farm Bill a Topic on the Campaign Trail
…White House also wants to ensure that Democrats don’t get what it calls a “free pass” for voting no on the farm bill. In the meantime, USDA already has a…