The Department of Agriculture is proposing a rule with new regulatory requirements to the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim. The proposed rule allows the voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claim to be used on meat, poultry and egg products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered…… MORE
‘We’re done’: Newsom Says California Won’t Do Business with Walgreens Over Refusal to Sell Abortion Pills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TND) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly denounced one of the U.S.’s largest pharmacy chains on Monday after it said it would stop distributing abortion pills in some areas. California won’t be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk,” Newsom said in a…… MORE
Who Dat?! Derek Carr Signs with New Orleans Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract with the New Orleans Saints, two people familiar with the agreement said Monday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement with the veteran free-agent QB had not been announced. Carr played nine seasons…… MORE
Ag Safety Awareness Week
The Agricultural Safety Awareness Week Program is this week through March 10th. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureaus across the country to promote ag safety this week with the theme of “Lead the Way in Agriculture.” Each day has a different focus, beginning on Monday with Mental Health. Preventative Health Care,…… MORE
Caruthers H.S. Track Coach Asks For Help Finding Shoes For Students
CARUTHERS, CA (KMJ) – A coach from Caruthers High School is reaching out for help finding shoes for his students. Coach Jason Mironyuk says there are about a hundred kids signed up for the track team at Caruthers High School, both boys and girls. While that’s good, Coach Mironyuk says many students are not able…… MORE
Mexico Is A Top Market For US Exports
New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that between fiscal years 2018 and 2022, Mexico accounted for nearly 14% of all U.S. agricultural exports. With a total value of $28 billion, Mexico is projected to be the United States’ second largest destination for U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2022, and is forecast to…… MORE
Fresno Driver Accused of Murdering High School Student Taken Back into Custody
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The driver accused of a hit and run in Fresno that killed a high school student has been taken back into custody. At her hearing in Fresno County Superior Court on Thursday, March 2, 2023, 39-year-old Lisa Spoors was taken back into custody. Spoors is accused of driving into 15-year-old Hoover…… MORE
RFK Killer Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole By California Board
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968, Sirhan’s lawyer said. That contradicted the decision by a different parole board two years ago when its…… MORE
California Bill Would Help Protect Nannies, House Cleaners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature. Domestic workers in California don’t have the same safety protections required by law for many employees in case they get injured or sick…… MORE
Lawmakers Introduce Checkoff Reform
Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah leads a bipartisan effort to reform agricultural checkoff programs. Lee was joined by Democrats Cory Booker, Kristen Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren, and Republican Rand Paul, in reintroducing the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act. Checkoffs are mandatory Department of Agriculture fees assessed on a per-unit basis that fund boards…… MORE
