…PLANT BREEDING: ASTA encourages FDA, USDA and EPA to closely coordinate their activities to ensure a consistent policy approach regarding plant breeding, across the U.S. government, and for the administration…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…of improvement to become the safety net it was envisioned to be. The good news is that National Milk’s members have developed a carefully-calibrated series of changes that will patch…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
April is Awareness Month for Invasive Plant Pests Each year, harmful invasive plant pests and diseases cost the United States about $40 billion in crop losses, damage to forests and…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
…improved management practices, plant breeding, and other strategies to reduce biotic and abiotic stresses and costs of production. improve alfalfa forage and seed harvest and storage systems to optimize economic…
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…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….
Western Growers Forms Partnership with New Mexico Chile Association
…in other western states, including trade, food safety, water, immigration and labor. We are confident that the reputation of Western Growers and the expertise of their staff based in California…
Study Find Some Confusion Regarding New Fuel Choices
…active internationally through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in the development of safety and performance standards. OPEI is managing partner of GIE+EXPO, the…
Trump Document Proposes Cuts to 2017 USDA, FDA Spending
An internal budget document by the Donald Trump administration outlines a plan to cut funding to the Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration this fiscal year. The document,…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Heat Chicken Mole
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet heat chicken mole with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 3 Cup dry new Mexican…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…curbing carbon emissions that trap heat and change the climate. They also paved the way for agriculture to be a major contributor to reducing the amount of carbon in the…
Subcommittee Examines the Future of SNAP
…the domestic hunger safety net, and is currently responsible for putting food on the table for nearly 43 million Americans. The program has seen considerable growth and changes in participation…
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…safety instruction resources,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “These NIFA investments help keep families safe, and give occupational health providers the gold standard for youth farm safety curricula.” Applications are…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…of farms, and poverty. University leaders decide the specific projects that will be supported by an institution’s capacity grant allotment, which must be aligned with NIFA-approved plans of work. NIFA…
China, Others, Resume Meat Imports from Brazil
Bans on meat imports from Brazil following the announced investigation into alleged bribery over meat safety issues were short-lived as China, Chile and Egypt have resumed imports from Brazil. Meat…