…pre-trial hearing, BPI lawyer Eric Connolly said ABC broadcast and online reports about lean finely textured beef, or LFTB, used unreliable sources and purposely set out to stir up public…
FARM Animal Care Program Seeks Producer Feedback
…identified directly. Processors and cooperatives can contact dairyfarm@nmpf.org or Kayla Calvin at Colorado State kaylacalvin26@gmail.com if they want their organization to participate. Individual producers can take the online version or…
Tools to Navigate Nation’s Parks and Forests
…Service says its best to start at the computer. Go online and look up locations and activities at your local forest or anywhere in the U-S… Recreation-dot-gov, you can reserve…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…Orange Counties are available online. Please check this link for future quarantine expansions in these counties, should they occur. Quarantines in new counties will be announced separately. CDFA, in partnership…
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…31, 2017. More than 200 companies responded to the survey. Executive summaries of the survey are available upon request. The full report can be purchased, and online orders can be…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…must be in effect by 2022. For more information, see the DWR online SGMA portal at sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Christine Souza…
Canada Defeats GMO Labeling Bill
…have mandated GMO labeling in Canada. Online food industry publication FoodNavigator-USA reports the bill specified that Canada’s Food and Drugs Act be amended to say “No person shall sell any…
National FFA Organization Looking for Convention Newsroom Interns
…be published in many locations, including the national FFA magazine, as well as numerous online and social media outlets. The FFA organization is also looking for young radio reporters to…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…States for the 2017 crop year. Everyone who relies on agriculture for their livelihoods is interested in the results.” NASS gathers the data for the June Agricultural Survey online, by…
Farmers Union Confronts the Farm Crisis
…letter to NFU members, announcing the start of a campaign to raise awareness for the farm crisis and provide support to family farmers and ranchers. NFU launched a new online…
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…and other squash varieties. Make sure you stake them if you don’t want them growing into your walkways. To get started, check with you local garden center or online and…
Benefits of a Straw Bale Garden
…bales could run anywhere from $7 dollars on up to $30 per bale. And you can order them online. I’m Cathy Isom… Be sure to check back in tomorrow. Cathy…
Medicinal and Nutritional Uses of Lemongrass
…live near as Asian grocery store, Lemongrass maybe hard to come by. Perhaps a speciality store with fresh herbs, or you can try buying fresh lemongrass online. Or buy the…
USDA Announces Delay, Reconsideration of Organic Livestock Rule
…may be submitted to USDA until June 9th, 2017 online at Regulations dot gov (www.regulations.gov). From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. rom USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Organic…