by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (lower, third from left) and Senior Advisor Bob Wynn (next to Sec. Ross) with scientists this…
West Coast Ports Improving Infrastructure, but More Needed
…data strategy to include supply chain information could help DOT to think more strategically about the specific supply chain information needed to support its freight efforts and advance national freight…
September Meat Exports Strong
…in export volume is encouraging, it is also critical that exports contribute to carcass value and deliver returns for the entire supply chain. For example, per-unit values for pork exports…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
Huanglongbing (HLB) pre-screening through analyzing plant metabolism holds potential to be a relatively inexpensive option for growers. Caroline Slupsky, professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science and the…
Thanksgiving Dinner Savings
…an Accurate Guest Count – so that you don’t buy more food then you’ll actually cook. Stick to Traditional Thanksgiving Fare – because chances are your local grocery store will…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…marketing opportunities.” In late September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that a case of bovine tuberculosis had been detected in a cow from Alberta…
State Water Agencies Side Against WOTUS
A coalition of state and local water agencies argue the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. rule infringes on state authority over water supply. The group, led by the…
Agri View: Bees and Honey
…the world of pollination. I just know that bees are essential to food production. We have over two and one-half million colonies of bees in America. Half of them are…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…cholesterol and weight-gain A portable method for identifying harmful bacteria in food that prevents foodborne illness and safeguards public health A new soil nitrogen test that rapidly and inexpensively determines…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…input from a wide group of stakeholders including but not limited to dairy farmers, project developers, environmental advocates, local community members and the general public. The California Department of Food…
Vertical Gardening
…food at home, even if living in the smallest of living quarters such an apartment or a condo, can still be achieved. All you need are walls, rails, stairs, posts…
Grocery Manufactures Association Fighting Fine
…by GMA against the state’s 2013 GMO labeling ballot initiative. The measure failed with 49 percent of the vote after the food industry spent more than $17 million on an…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…who directs the Division of Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, talked about potential regulatory responses to the threat; besides trapping and…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures…