…thank Chief Economist Robert Johansson and his staff for their hard work.” The full description of the Trade Damage Estimation for the Market Facilitation Program and Food Purchase and Distribution…
Almond Update: Crisis Management Always Important
…of Global Communications Daren Williams has a lot of experience in crisis management, whether it’s an accident, food safety concern or many other possible things, and has some basic rules…
USDA Says Meat and Animal Product Exports up in 2018
…meats. Strong global demand, particularly from Asian markets, pushed beef and veal exports up 15 percent. First-half 2018 pork exports, more than six percent above a year ago, were driven…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…we had last year,” said California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association President and CEO Roger Isom. The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Pink Bollworm Program recently released the 2018…
Agri View: Plastic Destruction
…just read that plastic straws will outnumber fish in the waters unless it stops. Plastic. All kinds, are destroying one of the earth’s main food sources. By the end of…
National Dairy Council New Product Competition Underway
…suggests that 75 percent of U.S. adults are current or potential consumers for sports and nutrition food and beverages, and that looking or feeling good, maintaining and improving strength and…
Senate Ag Leaders Question USDA Reorganization
…the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, according to the Hagstrom Report. Roberts and Stabenow say stakeholders are worried that relocating positions outside of Washington will lead…
Edible Hedges You Need to Grow
Currants You need to grow something for privacy. Why not combine food and privacy together? Cathy Isom has some ideas about hedges or shrubs you could grow in your yard…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…food supply and the critical role science-based, modern regulatory frameworks are to fostering innovation. Recent advances in animal cell cultured food products present many important and timely technical and regulatory…
What’s Next for E-Verify Immigration System
…background checks and interviews with the Department of Homeland Security and then be granted a visa by the State Department. When guest workers apply for employment, producers would then be…
Swine Fever Spreads; FAO Calls Emergency Meeting
…first found in the country last month. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization called a three-day emergency meeting of experts to propose responses to halt the spread of the…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will be funding 40 alternative manure management projects throughout the state. The $21.6 million in grant funding is aimed at reducing greenhouse…
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
A recent analysis by economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows that the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic…
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…globally, at the end of the day, the majority of these proposed tariffs will be levied on seeds owned by small and medium U.S.-based companies, not Chinese-owned corporations,” said ASTA…