…new leaders and honoring the achievements of the current members and volunteers. The 4-H name represents four personal development areas of focus for the organization: head, heart, hands, and health….
Updated Indemnity Calculator for Laying Hens
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its indemnity calculator formula for laying hens, effective October 1, 2016. The updated formula was…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Additional information about this work can be found on USDA’s Medium chapter,…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…child day care facility, as defined in Section 1596.750 of the Health and Safety Code, or for kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school purposes. It excludes family day care homes, postsecondary…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Additional information about this work can be found on USDA’s Medium chapter, Growing a Healthier Future. USDA’s…
Mosquito Prone?
…Zika are on the rise throughout the world. Despite global awareness, malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases are a major health problem. If there’s a mosquito near, are you the one…
Arkansas Representative Introduces Tax Deferred Savings Bill for Farmers
…like an IRA or Health Savings Accounts and would give farmers the option of investing.” Like IRA’s and Health Savings Accounts, Crawford’s proposed FRAME Accounts would allow contributions, capital gains…
Funding for Farmers Markets / Food Promotion Programs
…safe, healthy food for all Americans. More information about USDA efforts to support the health of our next generation can be found on USDA’s Medium chapter, Growing a Healthier Future….
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
…organic portal at www.usda.gov/organic. USDA has significantly expanded its efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation can be…
U.S. Poultry Dispute with India Nears Resolution
…WTO standards, recognizing the concept of disease-free areas, and conforming its recognition of disease-free areas to the specified international health codes. U.S. officials are studying the proposed changes and were…
Court Strikes Down Tighter Anhydrous Restrictions
…ruled against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, known as OSHA, because the Administration violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Last year, OSHA issued a memo redefining the retail…
Seaweed Could Reduce Pork Antibiotics Use
…sows may improve piglet health, according to Meatingplace. A professor at the college says seaweed contains many properties which are beneficial to animal health, including vitamins, minerals and fatty acids….
Agri View: Butter or Margarine?
…change came when we got into vegetable oil. As for health, they are both about the same, or so I have heard. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…of the U.S. strategy to maintain and expand foreign market access is insistence on policies that are based on the guidelines of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Since…