…a particular orchard, which will rely on effective monitoring. “We’re looking for insects, we’re looking for disease, we’re looking for mites, we’re looking for weeds, so it’s a time of…
CFBF: House Farm Bill a Win for California
…Pest and Disease program…all of those things could have been chopped, or reduced, or eliminated, and fortunately they’re still there.” Rolph noted the bureau’s appreciation that research funding for specialty…
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
Agricultural producers who have lost livestock to disease, resulting from a weather disaster, have an additional way to become eligible for a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance…
Record Attendance at Post-Harvest Pest Control Conference
This year’s Post-Harvest Pest Control Conference had record attendance in Oxnard, as industry members gathered to hear updates on the recent developments in post-harvest disease control. The annual event is…
Baldwin, Ernst, Introduce Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Bill
…resources to respond to the difficult economic times. A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found agricultural workers have a higher suicide rate than any other…
Celebrating National Garlic Day
…prevention of disease. It has been credited extending human longevity, preventing certain cancers, lowering cholesterol levels, reversing high blood pressure, resisting the common cold and overcoming fatigue. I’m Cathy Isom……
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…the United States of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in livestock. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep; it is not a food safety or…
Farm Leaders Visit Opioid Memorial in Show of Unity
…is comfortable talking about the issue, understands it is a crisis for their communities, and treats the addiction as a disease, the opioid epidemic is going to continue to take…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…2018 Farm Bill of language establishing and funding a vaccine bank to combat an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including…
USDA Proposes to Update Branding Requirements for Cattle from Mexico
…their lives in the event of a disease detection. The Mexican government requested changes to address issues with the current branding requirements, including confusion between the Mx and MX brands…
It Only Takes One Person to Spread Invasive Pests
Each year, harmful invasive plant pests and diseases cost the United States about $40 billion in crop losses, damage to forests and vulnerable ecosystems, and expensive eradication and control efforts….
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…in time for the spring planting season.” ELAP aims to help eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease, certain adverse weather events or loss…
First CRISPR Developed Foods to Hit Shelves Within 10 Years
…more capable of handling heat and drought, as well as making them more resistant to pests and disease. There are genetically edited soybeans being grown that produce oil that can…
Celebrating National Pecan Month
…reduce the risk of heart disease and lower cholesterol levels. A one ounce serving of pecans is about 15 to 20 pecan halves and is about 190 calories. More than…