…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…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
…were asked to report their hog and pig inventories as of March 1, 2017. The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report and all other NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov….
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…this Phillips survey will be posted at DWR’s File Transfer System page after processing. Photography will be available for download in DWR’s online gallery after processing. Electronic snowpack readings are…
Study Find Some Confusion Regarding New Fuel Choices
Industry deeply concerned about government’s failure to educate consumers about new fuels at the pump A new nationwide research study of over 2,000 adults 18+ conducted online by Harris Poll…
Western View: Fake Science Journals Prove Anything You Want
Fake news became a real problem in the last year. It’s amazingly easy to set up an online publication that looks legit. Websites can be created in minutes and the…
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…safety. Another project at Michigan State University supported the creation of an online educational safety course for youth working on equine facilities. Many NIFA-supported resources created through this program are…
Singapore Plans to Ratify TPP
…said during a visit to TPP member nation Viet Nam last week that “Singapore is proceeding with the ratification,” according to online publication World Trade News. After Trump’s move, Singapore’s…
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…up online and possibly be misinformed. However, Isom said the problem is that all of this has been addressed through a rigorous registration process. “Every chemical that gets registered already…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
…percent from 2015, while the French Colombard average price was up 3.4 percent from 2015 at $260.82 per ton. The entire Grape Crush Report is available online at www.nass.usda.gov/ca. …
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists, a genomic database of U.S. beef cattle is now available online. The complete genomes of 96 bulls representing different U.S. cattle breeds were…