…handle.” The state Department of Food and Agriculture recently granted Hoddle $544,000 to test whether a tiny parasitic wasp, also originally from China, could be the solution to the looming…
Perdue Headlining Forbes AgTech Summit, Continuing Innovation Focus
…Food Programme & Distinguished Fellow at the Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University and Steve Forbes, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of Forbes. Held on historic Main Street Salinas…
217 Projects Receive Nearly $13 Million in Healthy Soils Grants
…said in a press release. “Soil health is key to agricultural productivity and food security. Capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it in the soil enhances soil health for climate change…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
…while providing consumers a more abundant supply of high-quality, safe food at affordable prices,” the letter states. “This modernized trade agreement makes improvements to further enhance U.S. food and agricultural…
What You Need for Produce Safety Rule Inspections
…last three years. WAPA Director of Food Safety Priscilla Rodriguez just talked to one of the California Department of Food and Agriculture inspectors to see how the inspections are going. “He…
Catch WAPA Conference Information from Your Farm
…will focus on the important highlights from presentations as well as questions raised by industry members. Natalie Krout-Greenburg from the California Department of Food and Agriculture will be providing insight…
Another Step Closer to Understanding Smoke Exposure in Winegrapes
…understand the problem. The committee approved the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill by a vote of 29 to 21. California Association…
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
…and Panama remain two of the fastest-growing export markets in the Western Hemisphere for U.S. farm and food products. “The record size of this trade mission delegation demonstrates the degree…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
…and secure global food production system. “Through evolving plant breeding methods, like gene editing, scientists are able to create new varieties in years, instead of decades,” said LaVigne. “This has…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…Canada have agreed to provisions to enhance information exchange and cooperation on agricultural biotechnology trade-related matters. USDA is one of three federal agencies which regulate products of food and agricultural…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
…Giordano said today at a Global Business Dialogue event in Washington, D.C. “Mostly because of free trade agreements, the United States is the leading global exporter of pork. As a…
Educating Urban Water Users on Agricultural Water Needs
…the general public. As a non-profit educational organization, CFWC remains committed to its mission to help urban water users understand the connection between farm water and the food supply. “I…
The Western View: Part Two in the Water Wars
…all the crow they want if they keep that attitude. Farmers are not their enemy; we grow their food. The cities are not our enemy; they are our customers. It…
How to Eat Avocado Seeds, and Why
…good-looking, too. Simply take the seed from the avocado like normal and then knife it into quarters. After that, the bits of seed can be thrown into a food processor,…