…billion. Thanks to this agreement and its removal of unfair trade barriers, American agricultural exports to the region will expand even further, particularly exports of meat, poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables,…
Meat Price Reporting Bill Sent To President
…The law requires meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay for cattle, hogs and lambs and other information. USDA publishes twice-daily reports with…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…legislation lack the status of an essential service, the bill differs substantially from the House version; subjecting producers to further delay and uncertainty.” Mandatory Price Reporting requires meat packers to…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…canned meat and seafood. “With state and federal policy emphasis on increasing fresh food in our diets, the bill is a real benefit to food banks and farmers,” Gamper said….
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…improving recreation—may begin applying for available bond funding as early as Jan. 1, 2017. The water commission will meet Sept. 16-17 in Sacramento to review draft regulations for investing in…
Citrus Industry This Week: Nursery Report; Fruit Fly Alert; HLB in Brazil
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a citrus nurseryman, details on a fruit fly outbreak and information on how Brazil is managing HLB….
The California Kitchen: Sweet and Sour Pork Habanero Meat Balls
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet and sour pork habanero meat balls with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 LB of Ground…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Mary Rickert own and manage Prather Ranch (Shasta County), a diversified cattle and certified organic rangeland business. The business includes a feed yard, slaughter facility, retail meat and beef by-product…
Goat Meat as an Entree
Curry Goat Meat Stew Cathy Isom fills us in on how goat meat is starting to make its way to the dinner table – and the surprising health benefits in…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Rickert own and manage Prather Ranch (Shasta County), a diversified cattle and certified organic rangeland business. The business includes a feed yard, slaughter facility, retail meat and beef by-product outlets,…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…with the Central Valley hardest hit. The analysis also forecasts how the industry will fare if the drought persists through 2017. Currently, the industry overall remains robust. The agricultural economy…
Japanese Journalists Get Look at U.S. Beef Industry
…visited offices of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA), research facilities at Colorado State University (CSU) and cattle-production operations in Colorado. Funding support for…
Food Safety Questions & Answers at your Fingertips
…us know where to go when we need a food safety or cooking question and need an answer – fast. Food Safety Hotline Karen-FSIS Virtual Representative Check out the Meat…
The Western View: Processed Food
…carcinogen. Some meat processors have taken the chemical sodium nitrite out of their meat and replaced it with celery extract – which is loaded with nitrites that do the same…