…should have specialized knowledge on topics such as food safety, consumer economics, foreign market development, labeling, post-harvest handling and/or transportation. The FSMIP website contains a complete list of expertise needed….
Trump Tax Announcement Looming
…the administration would make a tax-related announcement this month. Talks regarding a tax plan by President Trump are apparently coming along well, and Trump indicated an announcement would be coming…
House, Senate Transportation Committees Planning a Busy Year
…improvements, estimated at $3.6 trillion. President Trump has said he will propose a massive infrastructure improvement plan for the U.S. that could total up to $1 trillion. In a recent…
Midweek Valentine’s a Boon for Growers
…lot of heat, a lot of labor, a lot of chemicals.” Even so, there may still be a future for the California-grown rose. “There is a trend back toward garden…
Almond Board: Pollination
…pollination. A working partnership between growers and beekeepers is the basis for a successful pollination. Growers need to avoid any activities that put the health and safety of bees in…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies by June 30. The local GSAs will make decisions that affect groundwater use and fees, as they develop local Groundwater Sustainability Plans. Plans for groundwater basins…
Scientists Give Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping Hand
…possibly, centuries. A 200-year-old elm tree in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Photo by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The original plan was to cryopreserve the elm’s seeds, notes Christina…
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…loans to upgrade infrastructure to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act. Online publication Food Safety News reports the move is not premature, noting Congress plans work on the 2018…
Super Bowl Food Safety
With the big game coming up Sunday, Cathy Isom has some last minute food safety reminders so you don’t spoil the fun at your Super Bowl party. That’s coming up…
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…plant and animal phenomics and microbiomes. The grants are funded through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s (AFRI) Food Security Program, authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. “We are excited…
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
…Mulhern. “The new secretary will have many issues on his plate of great concern to dairy farmers, such as fixing the dairy safety net program, developing export markets, updating child…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…The researchers plan to show they can conserve more water through co-robotics, with workers interacting with technology for precision irrigation, ideally at the individual plant level. This comes from looking…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…issues facing rural America. We begin today by adopting the Committee’s Oversight Plan, Committee Rules, and the Committee Staff List for the 115th Congress. While we have many members returning…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
President Donald Trump’s plan to implement a 20 percent tax on all goods imported from Mexico would likely harm agriculture and consumers alike. The tax is seen as a way…