The Agricultural Retailers Assoc. is applauding EPA’s move to stop labeling Glyphosate as a carcinogen. The EPA announced it will no longer approve such product labels.
**The National Potato Council and a dozen other potato associations thanked Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue for his support of expanded fresh potato exports to Mexico.
Thepacker.com reports, he was thanked in a letter for his testimony before a House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee hearing...
Opening the door for truckers to go “off the clock” for up to three hours when faced with delays. The new rules on hours of service regulations were welcomed by the OOIDA.
Trump dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, as Beijing warned Washington’s labeling it a currency manipulator would lead to chaos in financial markets.
Western Growers has released a Careers in Ag Job Center for careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics in agriculture, to promote STEM jobs in the produce industry.
The percentage of Americans participating in the SNAP has dropped 3%. The USDA program provides benefits for purchasing food to households with limited incomes and assets.
The USDA is making up to $16 million in funding available to help socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers own and operate successful farms.
The USDA has awarded nearly $5.1 million in SNAP Fraud Framework grants to fund innovative state projects designed to reduce recipient fraud and enhance integrity in the SNAP.
Beekeepers across the U.S. lost nearly 41% of their honey bee colonies from April 2018 to April this year. From The survey from the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership.
The graying of the U.S. may prove challenging for the fresh produce industry. According to thepacker.com, by 2050 the population of people 65 and over will be 83.7 million.
Founded by the Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Nolan Ryan Beef is the first to adopt a new certification program developed under the guidance of animal care expert Temple Grandin