…and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 TITLE I–FOOD SAFETY AFFIRMATION FOR CERTAIN PLANT PRODUCTS Subtitle A–Food and Drug Administration (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and…
FAA Rules Clear Runway for Small Drones
…than 100,000 new jobs over the next 10 years. The new rule, which takes effect in late August, offers safety regulations for unmanned aircraft drones weighing less than 55 pounds…
Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Released
…Policy. The plan builds on U.S. initiatives, particularly Feed the Future and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. The Coordination Plan identifies six technical areas for…
Almond Board: New E-Learning Program
…type of almond for use in different products. Course subject matter includes: cost, food safety, variety, usage, specs, grades, size and delivery. For more information, please contact Rebecca Bailey at…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…markets are becoming regular customers and buying more fresh produce through Market Match, which also helps local businesses and rural farming communities thrive.” As June budget negotiations heat up, the…
Food Safe Technology
…spp. continue to plague the safety of our fresh fruits and vegetables, primarily because the food industry is lacking an effective means of inactivating these organisms. This project will seek…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…emphasized the safety of their product because of cleanliness, pasteurization, and tuberculin testing. South Jersey Milk Company, which distributed the products of Shoemaker Dairy Company and Abbotts Dairies, Inc., stressed…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…a temperature control plan that would permit releases of only 8,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water. This constraint, which is not required by any existing regulation, would prevent…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…Food Collaborative, Oakland, Calif., $155,200 San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, San Francisco, Calif., $308,131 LiveWell Colorado, Denver, Colo., $497,806 Wholesome Wave, Bridgeport, Conn., $499,720 Experimental Station, Chicago, Ill.,…
A Better Way to Fight Poverty
House Lawmakers Unveil A Better Way to Fight Poverty House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway joined House Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican lawmakers to unveil a policy plan, “A…
WAPA Urges Funding for Biomass Plants
…Committees requesting Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds be allocated to the biomass facilities to keep their plants running. With so many plants being shut down, piles and piles of prunings are…
Potential Impacts Of Western Heat Wave
…and potential flooding are items to watch for as the Western heat waves continues for the next few days. Brad Rippey has the story. Potential Impacts Of Western Heat Wave…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…supports basic and applied research in the following areas: understanding plant-associated microorganisms and plant-microbe interactions; controlling weedy and invasive plants; and plant-associated insects and nematodes. Fiscal Year 2016 grants include:…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…the south Delta, where it would flow into a redesigned Clifton Court Forebay, which connects to the existing water project pumping plants. Construction of north Delta intakes would allow greater…