…first Asian American to hold the role of USTR. Tai has served as chief trade counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee since 2017. Prior to that, Tai served…
Beef Industry Largely Rebounding from Initial Pandemic Challenges
…seeing at the retail space, of all the meat proteins, beef has done the best and is actually gaining more market share. The number of consumers who say that they’re…
Reintroducing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
…on to lead the U.S. Dairy Export Council, serving as President and CEO since 2017. The amount of experience that Vilsack will bring to the position was one of the…
2020 Giving Tuesday Donations Break UC ANR Records
…produce and meat. To avoid public gatherings, UC Master Gardeners and other UC Cooperative Extension programs began offering virtual workshops online. 4-H youth sewed masks for people who needed personal…
NRCS California Announces New State Water Quality Specialist
…International Agricultural Development (2001) and a Master of Science in Soil Science (2002) at the University of California in Davis, California. In 2017 Rash and the Dixon Resource Conservation District…
New Virtual Desktop Audits Program Available to Leafy Greens Producers
A new online platform has been launched to help leafy greens producers with the auditing process. Western Growers and the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) recently launched an online desktop audit…
Farmers Earning Less for Every Thanksgiving Food Dollar Spent This Year
…meat sector has been highlighted as being particularly problematic. “Lax antitrust enforcement has allowed just four corporations to take over 85 percent of beef slaughtering and packing in the United…
Cattle Producers Concerned with Interim Transportation Rule
…opening the boxed meat.” USCA points out that the updated definitions for ‘non-processed food’ create an opportunity for inconsistent enforcement. FMCSA declares ‘non-processed food’ to be “food commodities in a…
USDA Encourages Safe Food Handling on Thanksgiving
…USDA encourages the use of a food thermometer even if the turkey has a pop-up temperature indicator. The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline can provide food safety advice at 1-888-MPHotline…
NRCS Reminds Farmers of Benefits Provided Through No-Till November
…available to help farmers make the best decisions about how to make the switch to no-till. The No-Till November campaign was initially launched by NRCS back in 2017. Since it…
Amended Nutria Eradication and Control Act Signed into Law
…to have been eradicated in California back in the 1970s. Since reemerging in 2017 more than 1,600 nutria have been taken by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officials. …
Week in Review: Increased ACP Trap Finds and Ag Rallies to Defeat Prop 15
…potential in combatting catastrophic wildfires. The North American Meat Institute lost its appeal against Proposition 12, but other efforts to prevent the measure from being implemented in 2022 continue. The…
Industry Groups Encourage Mandatory Labeling for Cell-Based Meat
Industry groups are encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the mandatory labeling of cell-based meat. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry,…
Almond Update: Almond Achievement Award Nomination an Easy Process
…– Rob Kiss – Bayer 2018 – John Thoming – Blue Diamond Growers 2017 – Tony Campos – Campos Brothers 2016 – Dave Phippen – Travaille and Phippen 2015 –…