Hundreds of people gathered on the Central Coast again for the 2017 Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas. The University of California system was represented in the conversation, along with many…
In China, Perdue Welcomes U.S. Beef back to Market
…U.S. beef and beef products is a part of the U.S.-China 100-Day Action Plan announced by the Trump Administration on May 11, 2017, with the first shipment of U.S. beef…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…crop because of the heat,” Schwabauer said. His 2017 avocado crop has already been picked, he said. Crews working the lemon orchards were starting their workdays as early as possible…
State Funds Authorized to Combat ACP
Governor Brown signed the 2017 Budget Act, authorizing $10 million in funding to go towards preventing the spread of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the disease it can carry, huanglongbing…
Food Safety for the Fourth of July
…questions and phone calls come into the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. As Marianne Gravely explains one of the biggest mistakes made when it comes to grilling and getting food…
Western View: COOL Lawsuit Ahead
Thank goodness, ranchers in Washington State are standing up to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by filing a lawsuit to force them to reinstate Country of Origin Labeling on meat….
Hampton Creek Pledges to Market Lab-grown Meat by 2019
…dough revealed this week it has been secretly developing technology to produce lab-made meat and seafood, or as they call it, “clean meat.” Business Insider reports that if Hampton Creek…
Brazil Cattle Prices Stumble Following Meat Inspection Scandal
Cattle prices in Brazil are posting the biggest losses in a decade to start a year following this springs investigation into a meat inspection scandal. Bloomberg News reports that since…
House Ag Budget Not Aligned with Trump Proposal
…is $876 million lower than the fiscal year 2017 enacted level and $4.64 billion above the president’s budget request, according to the Hagstrom Report. The bill allows for a total…
Wiping Out Bacteria with Nanoparticle-Cotton Fibers
…and her team plan to develop and evaluate antimicrobial fabric floor wipes. Read more about this research in the June 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. from USDA Agricultural Research Service…
“Pink Slime” Settlement Reached
South Dakota meat producer Beef Products Incorporated (BPI) has settled their lawsuit against ABC News over a 2012 report in which the network referred to BPI’s lean, finely textured beef…
Agri View: Animal Antibiotic Use
…about antibiotics has a lot of people confused. Farmers are forbidden to use antibiotics in animal production in a lot of cases. Consumers simply will not buy meat from animals…
American Beef Arrives in China
…forbid the use of artificial growth hormones. U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods sent the first shipment of beef through Cofco Meat Holdings, to be sold through Cofco’s e-commerce platform. It…
Brazil Hopes to Reverse U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef
Brazil is seeking to reverse a ban on Brazilian beef imports enacted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week. The Associated Press reports Brazil’s agriculture minister will travel to…