…WTO standards, recognizing the concept of disease-free areas, and conforming its recognition of disease-free areas to the specified international health codes. U.S. officials are studying the proposed changes and were…
Canada, China, Sign Canola and Beef Trade Agreement
…trade between Canada and China through 2020. The agreement stems from blackleg disease that affects canola in Canada and China’s concern of the disease entering the nation through exports. The…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
One way almond breeding is helping to reduce pests and disease is by looking for a happy medium between a tight shell and an easily cracked nut. Continuing our series…
Food Products Database
…portion size for people with food allergies, diabetes, kidney disease and other conditions. Common consumer health and nutrition Apps may also use the data as a resource to bring information…
Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
…September 20: Brighton, Colorado September 26: Grants Pass, Oregon September 29: Fayetteville, NC Vilsack also announced that USDA will display information about addiction resources from the Centers for Disease Control…
Soybean Planting in Brazil Arrives with Concerns
…to cut down on the chance of disease and pest pressures. A U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast of a 1-million-hectare increase in soybean plantings was almost cut in half recently,…
Psyllid Spreads North, Found in Placer County
The Asian citrus psyllid, a small insect that can carry a devastating citrus tree disease, has been detected in Placer County. The disease, called Huanglongbing, and is also known as…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…treatments for control and prevention of this disease. Olive knot is the most destructive disease facing the olive industries in California and can lead to defoliation, tree dieback, reduced yields,…
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
…to include funding in the next Farm Bill for a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank and to oppose a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation – the so-called GIPSA…
Livestock Groups Launch Website on Antibiotic Changes
…humans for animal growth purposes. The new policy also requires producers to consult veterinarians when antibiotics used to fight disease in humans are also used to fight disease in livestock….
Agri View: Varroa Mite Research
…CCD. That is the disease that threatens the future of the honeybee. There is nothing new to report this week except that the effort to find a solution to the…
National Food Safety Month
…food safety practices and procedures. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…the spread of disease and fertilizer regulation. In forty-five states, the state department of agriculture is responsible for regulating the labeling, sale, and use of fertilizer products. On July 22,…
New Corn Disease Now Confirmed in Nine States
A new corn disease is now confirmed in nine states. The nine states include Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado. Gary Crawford has the story….