…Shellfish Sanitation Conference or the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS). In a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, NMPF and USDEC praised the commissioner’s commitment to “unlock…
NOW Sterile Release Program Moving Quicker Than Anticipated
…when combined with other management techniques. “It’s not the silver bullet, but it is a tool,” said Isom, “you’ve got to have really good sanitation, you’ve got to have mating…
Fertilizer Institute Issues Annual Industry Report
…Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals of zero hunger, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, industry innovation and infrastructure, along with climate action. The report shows the fertilizer industry invested…
NAFTA Talks to Continue, Optimism Increasing
…round, while making progress on customs and food sanitation issues. However, two of the biggest issues, auto trade and a sunset clause, remain. Some speculate that the trade agreement renegotiation…
Almond Matters: Orchard Protection Techniques
…ANR “It’s important right now to have good field sanitation,” Field Market Development and Research Field Representative Tino Lopez said. “That means getting rid of a lot of the mummy…
Almond Board: Sanitation a Must for NOW
Sanitation is the basis of a good integrated pest management system for navel orangeworm. UC Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes spoke about the importance of sanitation at this year’s…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-11-18
…of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s address at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention and the Almond Board of California reminds us how important sanitation is for battling navel orangeworm….
Register for Agricultural Reuse Workshop
…Regional County Sanitation District. The workshop will provide information of the science of agricultural water reuse as it relates to the Western United States. Registration and the continental breakfast will…
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…of Wauchula received $279,546 to purchase a side arm sanitation truck and 1,500 sanitation bins for the city. The new truck replaces three older ones that are unreliable and costly…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…well-being and food safety. Protecting chickens from pathogens involves sanitation, vaccination, biosecurity and use of antibiotics and other medications. But some chickens have an especially robust and efficient immune response…
Watching Out for Black-Hearted Pomegranates
…aphids and stink bugs. Sanitation is important to limiting the inoculum source. “Fungal infections are spread from wounds and from diseased fruit and so you cut out diseased tissue, get…
Training Courses to Fulfill Part of Produce Safety Rule
…health, hygiene, and training, along with postharvest handling and sanitation. Instruction will also address how to develop a farm food safety plan. Along with food safety, attendees will also be…
NOW Damage Bigger Issue Than Growers Think
…to winter sanitation.” Doll also noted that some growers may have been too relaxed in their attitudes toward NOW and are not fully appreciating the importance of winter sanitation in…
APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Allow Fresh Hass Avocado Fruit from Colombia into the Continental U.S.
…include but is not limited to, the following: grove and packing house certification, monthly inspections for registered groves during the harvest and shipping seasons, grove pest control and sanitation requirements,…