…of Agriculture will be coordinating responsive action. with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The ACP discovery was confirmed after an analysis of a survey trap in a residential…
Week in Review: House Speaker Addresses World Ag Expo & CA Farmers Get Flood Damage Assistance
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy praised the value of farmers in their role of providing food for the country and the world. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for…
Speaker McCarthy Emphasizes Importance of Farmers at 2023 World Ag Expo
…providing food for the country and the world. “No one grows it in the manner that we do with the security, the safety, and the plentifulness. My job, our job…
Details of Climate-Smart Agriculture Investments from IRA
…so many positive ways. Under the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all…
ARS Scientists Improve Nutrients Adding Value to Rice Crop
Improvements to a worldwide food staple. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Steamed rice and meat dish Photo by Dragne Marius on Unsplash Rice, already the primary staple…
Week in Review: Flooding Delays Monterey Production & Lawmakers Call for Avian Flu Action
…U.S. Department of Agriculture expedite mitigation efforts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to make significant changes to its food safety and nutrition division. National Cattlemen’s…
Legislation Seeks to Protect U.S. Farmland from Foreign Investment
…John Tester and Mike Rounds introduced the bipartisan bill. “Food is a national security issue. Increasing foreign ownership of American farms and farmland is a threat to our food security,”…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-10-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the nuts not included in the Produce Safety Rule, the Indo-Pacific region being…
Planting Delays in Monterey County Due to Flood Damage
…all the testing that they’re going to have to do for food safety compliance,” said Groot. “It’s hard to say what that’s going to mean to the marketplace but obviously…
New Ways to Track COVID in Animals
…basic technology. Both technologies are being worked on by scientists in the Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit (PS&MRU) at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Currently, all official…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 02-08-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers produce safety risk when growing nuts, Monterey producers roughly 45-60 days behind schedule…
House Agriculture Committee Announces Subcommittee Chairs
…subcommittee’s jurisdiction will cover, among other things: The farm safety net—commodity policy and crop insurance—which together provide critical risk management tools to farmers and ranchers; Farm Service Agency (FSA) credit…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 02-06-23
…on the Produce Safety Rule. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… About the Author Brian German…
Top 10 ‘Fancy Food’ Trends for 2023
Trend spotters tell us the top ten “fancy food” trends for 2023. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel navigated thousands of…