…More than 8,300 students applied online for the scholarships, with many of the applicants being considered for multiple awards. Approximately one in every four students who applied was awarded a…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…See the request for applications for details. Among recent projects, a University of Guam consortium project called CariPac developed online courses on agricultural sciences for students from the Caribbean to…
U.S. Petition Seeks Brazilian Beef Ban
An online petition is seeking a ban on beef imports to the U.S. from Brazil. Posted on the White House’s We the People Website, the petition cites Brazil’s tainted meat…
Survey Shows Farmers Concerns
…profits. You can find the 72-page report online at Farmers Business Network dot com (https://www.farmersbusinessnetwork.com/). From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Share this Post Reedley College Ag…
Safely Eating Easter Eggs
…hunts hide plastic eggs, instead. For more food safety information you can call the Meat & Poultry Hotline @ 1-888-MPHotline (1-888–674-6854) – or hop online to ask-karen-dot-gov. I’m Cathy Isom……
Grassley Bill Would Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
…moved to concentrate and vertically integrate, noting the beef industry is showing similar signs of consolidation. Pork Network Magazine reports online the National Pork Producers Council is opposed to mandates…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…address key agricultural, food, and natural resource problems of national, regional, and multi-state importance. New this year, the AFRI Foundational RFA welcomes workshop proposals to catalyze activities for harnessing big…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…York (+4.7 percent) the growth in milk production was even larger. This additional milk coming online during the spring flush exceeded processing capacity in these areas and hundreds of millions…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…designated veterinary shortage area. A map of veterinary service shortage areas by state is available online. Loan repayment benefits are limited to payments of the principal and interest on government…
Survey: Consumers Baffled by Food Labels
…online meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the survey shows 82 percent of consumers said they buy organic products mainly because they believe the foods to be pesticide-free. But, In reality,…
Bats, Allies to Farmers, Return Home to Roost in Spring
…of farmer perceptions of wildlife recently published online in Conservation Letters, a journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. “Most of the farmers surveyed reported that they like bats and…
USDA Expands Meat and Poultry Hotline Hours
…on the West Coast, to have their food safety questions answered.” The hotline is accompanied by Ask Karen, a 24-hour online service that provides answers to thousands of frequently asked…
Men and Young Adults Most Likely to Grocery Shop Online
Although online grocery shoppers can be found across all demographic groups, they are more likely to be younger men, ages 18-44, according to a recent report on online grocery shopping…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…a camping trip, buying plants or seeds online, or mailing a friend a gift of homegrown fruit.” For example, USDA believes Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) was spread from Florida…