…2014, and bear the establishment number “INSPECTED EGG PRODUCTS PLANT 21493G” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. These products were shipped nationwide and to U.S. military installations in the United…
NCBA Concerned with EPA Water Proposal
Ashley Lyon, NCBA Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers proposed an expansion of their federal authority over “waters of the United States.” The National Cattlemen’s…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine in Central Los Angeles Area
…male and five unmated females were detected in five traps between March 3 and 12, 2014, and four larvae were discovered in backyard fruit on March 18. The United States…
USDA Announces Growth of U.S. Organic Industry
…encompasses a record breaking 18,513 certified organic farms and businesses in the United States alone, representing a 245 percent increase since 2002. The 2013 list of certified USDA organic operations…
Disappointment in Court Water Case Ruling
Sabrina Hill In a case that started 5 years ago, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholds protection of the Delta Smelt, without regard to the…
Ruling in CA Water Case
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in the appeal taken from the District Court’s judgment that the December 2008 biological opinion on…
California Firm Recalls Canadian Liver Pâté Products
…issues a recall for an imported product when the product is not presented for inspection at the U.S. border. In the United States, the recall is undertaken by the Importer…
Hundreds of Ag and Business Groups Call for Immigration Reform
…this year. In a letter sent to House Republican leadership, the coalition noted that all of the signatories are “united in the belief that we can and must do better…
Application Period Open for Produce Industry Leadership Program
Those interested in the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program have until April 7, 2014, to apply. Julie McPeake has more. Application Period Open for Produce Industry Leadership Program To…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…and region, as well as a safe, wholesome, affordable food supply for consumers throughout the United States and abroad. Farmers manage water as efficiently as possible to grow crops, but…
USDA Releases a First Look at 2012 Census of Agriculture Results
…to 2012. The report included information on farm numbers, land in farms and farmer demographics. At the national level: · The United States had 2.1 million farms, down 4.3 percent…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…have to make those considerations if they don’t have enough feed. Concern about available forage supplies may pressure some dairies to scale back their cow numbers, but higher milk prices…
Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought
…of California and the south of California and everyplace in between, as well as the entire Western region are going to have to start rethinking how we approach water for…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…the establishment number “INSPECTED EGG PRODUCTS PLANT 21493G” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. These products were shipped nationwide and to U.S. military installations in the United States and abroad,…