…USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) resulted in an agreement for California citrus to again be exported…
Study Shows Shoppers Aren’t Careful with Poultry
…alarming evidence that we food shoppers are not being very mindful of food safety when we buy poultry. Gary Crawford has more. Many of Us Not Careful About Food Safety…
Safety for Grain Bins
If you are first responder or elevator employee, there are things to consider if you have to rescue someone trapped inside a grain bin. Rod Bain reports. Tools, Tips, and…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
…Oct. 7, 2014. The program, created by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides interim payments to cotton producers during the 2014 crop year until the Stacked Income Protection Plan, a new…
Almond Board Guide on Stockpiling
In today’s Almond Update by the Almond Board of California, Associate Director for Agricultural Affairs Bob Curtis tells us about a new guide on stockpiling and food safety. Sabrina Hill…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…pests and diseases. National Clean Plant Network: On March 24, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced a Request for Applications (RFA) for the National Clean Plant Network, with…
Agri View: Safety Issue
Everett Griner talks about how living near a farm could be dangerous in today’s Agri View. Safety Issue…
California Milk Advisory Board Partners with Coolhaus to Celebrate Ice Cream Month and the Sensational “Ice Cream” Sandwiches of Summer
…teaspoon kosher salt 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (we like Guittard or Ghirardelli) Mix wets: Place butter in a saucepan and set over low heat until…
Subsidized Pump Test Program
…a few years. The program has been so popular that the funding available is dwindling and if farmers want to move forward with pump upgrades they need to plan ahead….
Almond Board: Addressing FSMA
The Food and Drug Administration is taking comments about their Food Safety Modernization Act that will reform safety guidelines across the board and the Almond Board is voicing their concerns….
CDFA benefits from new training initiative that helps State improve efficiency, cut red tape
…Safety Services, Director Dr. Annette Jones, Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch Chief Dr. Stephen Beam, and analyst Kimberly McCarthy worked together to streamline the process by which local governments…
Global Food Safety Agreement Signed by China and UC Davis
…The Joint Research Center for Food Safety will promote international collaborative research and extension for food safety in China and the U.S. It will conduct research on global food safety-related…
Citrus Meeting Tomorrow in Tulare County
…Tulare County The plan calls for area-wide treatments starting with Tulare County. Bob Blakely with California Citrus Mutual explains more. Meetings are planned for this week to give growers more…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…help those impacted by the drought. Through the National Drought Resilience Partnership, launched as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, federal agencies are working closely with states, local governments,…