American cotton As negotiations between the U.S. and China continue, there is optimism for American cotton having a successful future in China. The House Ways and Means Committee held a…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-08-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering General Mills decision to invest in regenerative agriculture, the…
Houseplants for Home or Office
Cathy Isom fills you in a bit about some of the easiest houseplants to have in your home or office. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Houseplants for…
Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve”
Fake Meat Courtesy NCBA National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Jennifer Houston released the following statement in response to the formal agreement announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
Eighty percent of beef producers nationwide say the Beef Checkoff Program helps drive demand for beef. That is one major finding from a recent Producer Attitude Survey commissioned by the…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a formal…
Almond Matters: Getting Active with Fungicide Treatments
…disease triangle with creating an ideal environment for fungal diseases to grow especially when temperatures hit 60 degrees and above. Burkdoll also noted the adage ‘an ounce of prevention is…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…support pest and disease mitigation research to protect ornamental nurseries; $239,477 to develop tools for the identification and detection of Graminicolous downy mildews, a group of plant pathogens that threaten…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-07-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
A recently submitted petition addressing air quality standards related to wildfires is currently working its way through the administrative process. The Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board will have six…
Mustard Greens-a Good Spring Crop
Cathy Isom fills you in about the raw green with a unique flavor you can continually grow every few weeks. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Mustard greens…
USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…the protections announced last fall after the deadly swine disease reached China. The goal remains to protect our nation’s swine industry from this disease. ASF does not affect people, nor…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-06-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…development of a vaccine bank is drastically less than the cost of addressing an outbreak of disease. “These transmissible diseases have kind of began with foot and mouth. African swine…