Nassif In response to President–elect Donald J. Trump naming Sonny Perdue as the nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif issued the following…
Test Uses Novel Antibodies to Detect Shiga Toxins
…(STEC). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STEC bacteria are responsible for more than 265,000 cases of illness and 3,600 hospitalizations each year in the United States….
USDA Strengthens Integrity of the Organic Label
…retail market for organic products is now valued at more than $43 billion in the United States alone. The National Organic Program, part of the Agricultural Marketing Service, is responsible…
CRB Researcher Honored with Presidential Award
President Obama bestows award for cutting-edge innovation Michelle Cilia, Ph.D., Citrus Research Board (CRB) researcher and research molecular biologist for the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service…
Agri View: Guayule Crop
…yielding, agronomically robust varieties. In partnership with researchers at the USDA-ARS Arid Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, Arizona, USDA-ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California, and Cooper Rubber…
Cattlemen Call on Senate to Confirm Pruitt as EPA Administrator
…is stopping its “waters of the United States” rule, which the group says is so broad that it would give federal agencies jurisdiction over all types of features, including dry…
Tom Vilsack to Take Helm of U.S. Dairy Export Council
…dairy industry, dairy exporter and affiliated entity members. Its work is supported by staff across the United States and internationally in Mexico, South America, Asia, the Middle East and Europe….
Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia
…Colombia into the continental United States. We are also notifying the public of the availability of a revised pest risk assessment (PRA) and risk management document (RMD) associated with the…
No Significant Impact for Giant Reed Biological Control Agent
…of Lasioptera donacis in the continental United States to biologically control giant reed, Arundo donax. Based on the finding of no significant impact, we will not prepare an environmental impact…
Proposal to Establish a New Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order
…imported into the United States. The program would provide exemptions for: Producers and handlers with gross organic sales of $250,000 or less during the prior marketing year; Importers with $250,000…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule
…movement into and within the United States of plant pests, biological control agents, and soil, and is soliciting public comments until March 20, 2016. Specifically, this action will align plant…
Ad Recognizes Trump Leadership on Biofuels
…“Donald Trump’s campaign united millions of voters who care deeply about America’s leadership on clean, homegrown energy,” said Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). “Strong…
Supreme Court Agrees to take EPA WOTUS Rule
…challenging the Environmental Protection Agency on its “waters of the United States” rule: “The Supreme Court’s decision to hear our appeal is a victory for America’s cattle producers and all…
Obama Designates New National Monuments Along California Coast
…the California Coastal National Monument to include six individual sites across the northern, central, and southern California Coast: Trinidad Head, Lost Coast Headlands, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Piedras Blancas, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, and…