Category Archives: Agriculture News

The USDA reports that its Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service have joined efforts and created a series of surveys.The surveys focus on food safety practices used...

  The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has taken action against six companies that ignored warnings, and repeatedly sold imported fruits and vegetables with illegal pesticide residue...

Dairy groups are commending senators for their work in increasing market access to US dairy in Canada and Japan. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC)...

Trans-Pacific Partnership talks kick off Tuesday in Hawaii, in what could be the final round of negotiations ahead of finalizing a trade-pact. The chief negotiators are already in Hawaii working on te...

A bill that would make GMO labeling voluntary passed the U.S. House. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act passed largely on a party line vote. The SAFE act would establish a national, voluntary fra...

Fresno’s called the Breadbasket of the World – known for our food productionToday, big players in the food industry are in town at the Downtown Convention Center.Attracting participants fr...

  The head of the Kings River Conservation District is stepping down. General manager Dave Orth made his announcement at a recent board meeting. The board president says Orth wants to pursue othe...

As the U.S. House works this week on the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, a coalition has pledged their support for the bill. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, an industry group that sup...

With a growing demand for protein, and the lack of new farmland to raise more livestock, speakers at a symposium in Chicago suggested insects could become an attractive alternative to animal protein s...

While Monsanto seeks innovation in a potential deal to combine with Syngenta, AgWeb Reports that Syngenta see's nothing but risk for farmers, investors and the company. Syngenta's head of corporate co...