…educate nearly 670,000 FFA student members. Amazon Web Services, BASF, Blue River Technology (a John Deere company), Cargill, Corteva, Elanco, FMC, Merck Animal Health and Sealed Air are joining forces…
USDA Invests in $650,000 in Local Watershed Project to Protect Communities and Vital Infrastructure
…and Flood Prevention Program. NRCS works with local groups to help prevent floods, protect watersheds, improve agricultural water management and enhance wildlife habitat through this program. “The health of the…
USDA Launches Interactive Data Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the Opioid Crisis
…Walsh Center focuses on a wide array of issues affecting rural providers and residents, including health care quality and public health systems. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established…
Agri View: Pollination Help
…is still in progress. Now, our Department of Agriculture is ready to lay out 10 million dollars in an effort to sustain these pollinators to a degree of good health….
FDA Proposes New Food Recall Guidelines
…recall. The proposed change would mean the FDA will publicize retail locations that may have distributed products which could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.”…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…such as plant health and pest management, specialty crop access and nutrition education, equipping current and next generation specialty crop farmers, environmental stewardship and conservation, and food safety. Fixed amount…
NMPF Mulhern on FDA Request for Comments on Dairy Food Labeling
…labeling is a concern not just about nutritional equivalence and the implications for public health. A food identified by a standard of identity is so much more than just a…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Modernizing Standards of Identity and the use of Dairy Names for Plant-Based Substitutes
…to empower individuals who are using nutrition to improve their health and the health of their families. And we remain committed to advancing policies that enable consumers to safely benefit…
Recognizing the Size and Scope of the Forage Industry
…rotational benefits to not only subsequent crops like lettuce and tomato, and wheat and corn and so forth, but also for soil health and holding the soil in place and…
Cargill CEO Concerned with Long-Term Health of Ag in Trade Dispute
The CEO of Cargill says he is concerned with the long-term health of U.S. agriculture due to impacts from the U.S.-China trade dispute. Cargill CEO David McLennan told Bloomberg News…
Perdue on Negotiations for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
…that process. This is welcome news, since we know that export income is critical to the financial health of agriculture and is a key contributor to rural prosperity. Japan is…
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
…initiative is bringing together pharmaceutical and health insurance companies, food animal producers and purchasers, medical professionals, government health officials and leaders from around the world to collaborate on efforts to…
Perdue Comments on DOJ Filing in 9th Circuit Chlorpyrifos Ruling
…line of defense, with no viable alternatives. “Chlorpyrifos helps farmers and consumers by improving production efficiency and contributing to public health and safety. The arbitrary, immediate, and total loss of…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
…to work toward a system where animal health certificates are electronically transmitted from private veterinarians to state animal health officials. These goals reflect the core themes resulting from a State…