…Crop Science, and we’re going to be Health.” Boydston said there doesn’t seem to be any interest in spinning things off. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. No Current ‘Spin-off’…
State Seeks Helps in Defining ‘Regenerative Agriculture’
…positive impacts on the state’s environmental, social, human health, and economic goals. Soil health has also been highlighted as a foundational element within the framework recommendation. Public engagement is being…
Consider Composting for Holiday Leftovers
…garden. This method of dealing with your excess food can be done from your home, easy to do and healthier for the environment,” Bravo explained. If you generate only kitchen…
Dental Care in Rural Areas
…for us to make sure that people living in rural and remote areas have access to the healthcare, the dental care and the mental healthcare that they need,” said Agriculture…
Court Finds Prop 65 Glyphosate Warning Unconstitutional
…were not purely factual and uncontroversial, and thus were subject to intermediate scrutiny,” the judges noted in their decision. “Moreover, saying that something is carcinogenic or has serious deleterious health…
Christmas Tree Cutting in National Forests
…so when you purchase a permit, oftentimes through recreation.gov or even on the local forest web page, you’ll see special cutting areas. And so, forest health experts have identified those areas that…
New Paid Sick Leave Requirements to Become Effective January 1, 2024
…get sick,” said Newsom. “We’re making it known that the health and wellbeing of workers and their families is of the utmost importance for California’s future.” While the primary objective…
New Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Established
…hygiene. The rule also sets specific stocking densities, mandates preventative health care practices, and outlines guidelines for physical alterations and euthanasia. Additionally, it addresses transport, handling, and slaughter practices to…
New Rules and Standards to Impact Ag Businesses
…there or not.” Other new rules are also on the horizon. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) is on the verge of adopting a new indoor heat…
Rural Cooperative Month
…both locally and nationally. “Cooperatives provide countless business services to rural America. As a child, I used to go to a cooperative health clinic on occasion that my dad was…
New Animal Disease Early Detection Partnership
…to improve early detection of emerging animal diseases. This is Christy Loiacano, coordinator of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Fruit Fly Quarantines Continue Expanding
…Santa Clarita area. CDFA is coordinating with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to address the ongoing fruit fly issues. APHIS is working on safeguarding measures and restrictions…
Dairy Checkoff’s Pizza Partnerships Growing Cheese Sales
…to drive a lot of additional cheese use during the rest of 2023. Paul Ziemnisky is Group EVP of Health and Wellness, Insights, and Innovation with Dairy Management Inc (DMI)….
NCBA: OFF Act a ‘Narrow-minded’ View of Checkoffs
…the American Lung Association to do human health research on soy-based products. The American Lung Association employs a federal lobbyist because they are a trade association. That research would have…