…Mayro Trading Company, Decatur, Ga. Nour Trading Corp, Brooklyn, N.Y. Now Health Group/Now International, Bloomingdale, Ill. Pristina Capital Partners, Midland Park, N.J. Reliance Agro, Missouri, Texas Spices USA, Inc., Hialelah,…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…spread these invasive pests to a new area. That’s why USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has designated April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. Spring…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
…the human health assessment for chlorpyrifos under the standard procedures of the ongoing registration review process. The petition was based on information from epidemiological studies conducted by researchers at the…
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…baccalaureate or master’s degree level food, agricultural, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) education and first professional degree-level education in veterinary medicine (DVM). HEC projects may improve the economic health…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews the Farm Credit System
…health of the system. Congress established the FCS in the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 at a time when credit was largely unavailable or unaffordable in rural areas, and…
U.S. Beef Industry to President Trump: Please Help Get U.S. Beef Back into China
…negotiate the technical terms of access have been unsuccessful. “We believe that access to the large and growing Chinese beef market is essential to the future health of the U.S….
Funding Available for Youth Farm Safety
…professionals. The program also ensures that vocational agricultural program curricula align with current career standards and agricultural safety and health regulations. “Our farmers and ranchers and their families deserve up-to-date…
Rosemary Health Benefits
Cathy Isom tells you why there is about a dozen reasons why you’ll want to grow your own Rosemary. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Rosemary Health Benefits…
Ag Groups Divided on Health Care Reform
…health care needs and provides for those who are unable to pay for health care themselves.” National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson also sent a letter to House members this…
House Passes Agro-terrorism Bill
…secretary for Health Affairs, to elevate preparedness of our nation’s food, agriculture and veterinary systems against terrorism and high-risk events. The bill authorizes DHS to collaborate with other agencies to…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…should build on the 2014 Farm Bill’s authorization of the National Animal Health Laboratory. The new proposal should establish the national FMD vaccine bank, help develop a block grant system…
Brazil Meat Scandal an “Economic Embarrassment”
…forced to close. Investigators are saying health inspectors were bribed to ignore the sale of expired meat products. Police also say the appearance and the smell of the rotten meat…
USDA on Tainted Brazilian Meat
…and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to ensure that these products are safe before they enter the country. “FSIS will take any additional actions necessary to protect public health,” said…
Argentina Lemon Rule Postponed Again
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be issuing a second 60-day stay in the effective date of its final rule, published on…