…becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda…
Update on Pork Industry and PEDv
…for the swine industry. Dr. Lisa Becton – Pork Checkoff director of swine health information and research – outlines the current status of this disease. The Pork Checkoff is investing…
Hong Kong Market Reopens for U.S. Beef
…restrictions to provide full access for U.S. beef and beef products. “Last year, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) granted the United States negligible risk status for BSE, further…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…total of $125 million of the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative funding toward citrus health research over the next five years. Because there are wide differences in the occurrence and…
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
…are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB…
USDA Takes Steps to Stop PEDv, PDCoV
…state or federal authorities. While the PEDv does not pose a threat to human health or food safety, it is causing a tremendous hardship for American pork producers. It has…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…Service (APHIS) or State animal health officials. These viruses do not pose any risk to human health or food safety, and they are commonly detected in countries around the world….
More Water Users Receive Notices of Curtailment
…of due process, the board’s methods for calculating supply and demand, how it quantifies public trust and public health and safety needs, and how voluntary curtailment agreements already in place…
Key Agriculture Componet Added to Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…habitat in rice fields, pollinator support on farms, and the resolute commitment to conservation demonstrated throughout agriculture. I urge our farmers and ranchers to strongly consider this new category.” More…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring “Real California Milk Month”
…about twenty-one percent of the nation’s entire supply. The landscape, economy, health, and nutrition of California would not be the same without our dairy farms. I urge all Californians to…
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
…concerns for which applications will be accepted. These are soil health, water quality, air quality, water quantity, habitat degradation for at-risk species, inefficient energy use, forest health, and rangeland health…
Less Fog Equals Poor Tree Health
A study published recently by researchers at UC Berkely showed a correlation between fewer foggy days and fruit tree health. Professor of Biometeorology David Baldocchi says along with warmer temperatures,…
USDA, Partners Usher In a New Era In Conservation
…for a total of $2.4 billion for conservation. $400 million in USDA funding is available in the first year. Through RCPP, partners propose conservation projects to improve soil health, water…
USDA Launches New Resources at ChooseMyPlate.gov to Help Cost-Conscious Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
…impact on improving the health and diet quality of Americans. USDA offers a broad spectrum of strategies to empower low-income families to purchase healthier foods.” Consumers who visit the Healthy…