…facilities took bribes for years in exchange for fraudulent sanitary permits. Suspects in the case are charged with falsifying medical records and certificates, tampering with food products, conspiracy and corruption….
U.S. Petition Seeks Brazilian Beef Ban
…scandal in asking the administration to ban “unsafe imports” from Brazil until all beef in the U.S. is sold with a country-of-origin label. Food Safety News reports the petition was…
Agri View: Worldwide Food Costs
…Food Cost Report comes out. Food prices always go up. For many years were accustomed to increases of one and one-half to two percent annually. More recently it has been…
Deadline to Apply for Funding to Grow the Bioeconomy June 28th
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Updated Drug Residue Manual
…It also contains newly approved products released in calendar year 2016. A Spanish version and smaller, pocket-size version will be released in summer 2017. According to a U.S. Food and…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “It’s important that we work toward ensuring a safe, sustainable food supply in the…
USDA Seeking to Advance Modernized Pork Slaughter
The Department of Agriculture wants to move forward with a modernization of pork slaughter. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service last week announced the agency wants to move forward with…
State Water Project Deliveries Increased
…been determined yet and will depend on public safety, the weather, and the pace at which the Sierra Nevada snowpack melts, among other factors. But the above-average size of that…
Safely Eating Easter Eggs
…still become contaminated. that’s because the shells of the cooked eggs are more porous and susceptible to bacteria, says USDA Food Safety Expert Marianne Gravely. So when it comes to…
Immigration Raids Could Send Milk Prices Soaring
…Food Policy Conference. He estimates 80 percent of the nation’s milk supply comes from dairy farms that employ foreign labor, saying if there’s a continued effort to remove workers, there…
Agri View: Autonomous Tractors
…of farming is changing The world’s population is growing Demand for food is increasing CNH Industrial is leading this change Developing new concept technologies To make agriculture more sustainable and…
Almond Board: FMSA Files
The Almond Board has resources to help industry members navigate the Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA. Carissa Saur, Industry Communications Manager at the Almond Board joins us with more…
HLB Tree Triggers New Quarantine
…a new quarantine would be formed that will unite them all into one larger area. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) reported that a tree in an urban…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Act Immediately to Halt Canada’s Continued Disregard of Trade Obligations
…hardship and possibly force them to go out of business. In a joint letter sent today to President Trump, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the National Milk Producers Federation…