…professionals. The program also ensures that vocational agricultural program curricula align with current career standards and agricultural safety and health regulations. “Our farmers and ranchers and their families deserve up-to-date…
Rosemary Health Benefits
Cathy Isom tells you why there is about a dozen reasons why you’ll want to grow your own Rosemary. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Rosemary Health Benefits…
Ag Groups Divided on Health Care Reform
…health care needs and provides for those who are unable to pay for health care themselves.” National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson also sent a letter to House members this…
Agri View: Downstream Dilemma
…the soil. But it doesn’t stay in that soil. Rainfall washes it into ditches, streams and ultimately into rivers where it is carried into our lakes into the ocean. Ultimately,…
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
…16 postgraduate agriculture programs in economics, administration, animal, bioengineering, crop, entomology, food, forestry, plant and soil sciences. The new agreement will strengthen a relationship that has already included five-month practical…
House Passes Agro-terrorism Bill
…secretary for Health Affairs, to elevate preparedness of our nation’s food, agriculture and veterinary systems against terrorism and high-risk events. The bill authorizes DHS to collaborate with other agencies to…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
…famous product, of course, is peanut butter. But there is a lot more than just a sandwich. Much of the crop is crushed for soil. Peanut oil is a common…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…should build on the 2014 Farm Bill’s authorization of the National Animal Health Laboratory. The new proposal should establish the national FMD vaccine bank, help develop a block grant system…
Brazil Meat Scandal an “Economic Embarrassment”
…forced to close. Investigators are saying health inspectors were bribed to ignore the sale of expired meat products. Police also say the appearance and the smell of the rotten meat…
USDA on Tainted Brazilian Meat
…and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to ensure that these products are safe before they enter the country. “FSIS will take any additional actions necessary to protect public health,” said…
Argentina Lemon Rule Postponed Again
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be issuing a second 60-day stay in the effective date of its final rule, published on…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding for projects that mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing public health…
National Ag Day 2017
…celebrate – Ag Day each year: Increased knowledge of agriculture and nutrition allows individuals to make informed personal choices about diet and health. Informed citizens will be able to participate…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
…are used to estimate moisture content, explains Armstrong, with the ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research. The device, known as the Post-Harvest Loss (PHL) moisture meter, costs about…