…under pressure.” The region is demanding stronger safeguards on labor, environmental and consumer standards, according to the BBC. Canada’s trade minister returned home last week following last minute negotiations saying…
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
…For more information about the risk of flooding after fire, NWS provides an online explanation of what causes a debris flow. Also, the California Nevada River Forecast Center provides the…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…standards to grow and market high quality organic products. Eligible entities include land-grant and other research universities, federal agencies, national laboratories, state agricultural experiment stations and research foundations and other…
Kern County 2015 Crop Report
…Measurement Standards website: www.kernag.com I would like to thank all the members of the Agriculture and Measurement Standards staff who helped with the compilation and preparation of this report, especially…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…the secretary of CDFA on all matters pertaining to quality standards for shell eggs, uniformity of inspection, adjustment of fees for administration and enforcement, and the annual budget. ESQM monitors…
Industry Calls for Clearing up of Organic Marketing
…organic food products and non-food products claiming to be organic should be regulated in the same manner. The National Organic Program regulates strict organic standards for agricultural products. However, the…
‘One-Two Punch’ of River Flow Plans Hits Rural California
…dedicated to fishery flows, as much as 75 percent of the unimpaired flow in a stream. In addition, the Sacramento River plan would dedicate more delta outflow to fish during…
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…crop agriculture: helping farmers meet Food Safety Modernization Act standards; and helping them adapt to California’s historic drought with methods that reduce water use or improve efficiency. The 2016 SCBGP…
Top Court in Germany Backs Canada-EU Trade Deal
…signatures to the court in August in opposition to CETA, which they fear will undermine workers’ rights and worsen standards for consumers, according to Reuters. What’s thought to be a…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…standards that exceed international standards, California also is differentiating its oils from others, said Dan Flynn, executive director of the University of California Olive Center. “For the moment, things are…
Nut-based Feed Satisfies Trout’s Protein Requirements
…in a nut mixture made from pistachios and almonds that did not meet consumer standards for color, size and other qualities. Barrows and his colleagues evaluated the nut mixture in…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…School Wellness Policy. For the last few years, schools have been serving breakfasts and lunches that meet the updated standards under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; in fact,…
Animal Monitoring Technology at World Dairy Expo
…complete solution for improving time management, cow profitability and labor efficiency, all from one computer. The FreeFlow™ milk sensors provide consistent takeoff, flow controlled pulsation and accurate milk weights with…
Cargill Announces Non-GMO Project Verified Ingredients
…for Cargill’s Non-GMO Verified ingredients. NSF International is a global independent organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the food, water, health sciences, and consumer goods industries….