food safety
Flower borders help reduce mosaic in Russet Norkotahs
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in improving soil health through changing traditional agricultural practices. One way to accompl... READ MORE »
Rutgers hosts FSMA training in preventive controls
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) has scheduled training in Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) at the Kearny Point Industrial Park on Ju... READ MORE »
BioSafe adds technical agronomist
BioSafe Systems has added Manuel Campos to its agriculture sales team as a technical agronomist, starting May 2. Campos' territory includes Mexico and... READ MORE »
Organic industry continues growth
Earlier this month, my agency – the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) – released data showing that there are now more than 21,000 certi... READ MORE »
Colorado potato growers donate salad bars
The Durango School District 9-R was the recipient of nine salad bars as part of the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative. Between the Colorado ... READ MORE »
Marrone Bio submits novel biofungicide to EPA
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced that it has submitted MBI-110, a new biological fungicide, to the EPA. A broad spectrum product, MBI-110 is es... READ MORE »
WPVGA presents Hall of Fame inductions, industry awards
The Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) inducted two individuals into the WPVGA Hall of Fame for their lifetime achievement i... READ MORE »
NIFA: ag research needs to be a priority
Seeing President Obama's fiscal year 2017 budget proposal and the strong commitment it makes to agricultural research reminds me of Dr. Consuelo De Mo... READ MORE »
USDA grants $30.1 million for food safety research
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of $30.1 million in competitive grants to fund 80 research projects to improve food safety, redu... READ MORE »
USDA expands microloans to include farmland purchases
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin offering farm ownership microloans, cre... READ MORE »
