REGIONS
FDA, House battle over food safety funding
07/07/2011 10:29:36 AM
Call it the battle of the budget. The Food and Drug Administration wants $1.4 billion for a new food... Read more.
Estimated 2011 Calilfornia almond crop grows to 1.95 billion pounds
07/07/2011 10:15:21 AM
The latest numbers are in, and it looks like California's almond growers have a crop larger than expected. The... Read more.
Guest-worker program is broken, growers tell Congressional panel
04/18/2011 11:23:35 AM
Farmers and farmworker advocates both told a Congressional subcommittee last week that the current guest-worker... Read more.
Social media helps you market your produce
04/14/2011 12:50:11 PM
If you're reading this on Twitter or Facebook, you probably already know that social media is an ideal... Read more.
Fertilizer groups launch 4R's concept, new website
04/13/2011 2:39:41 PM
You probably already knew the 3 R's—reading, 'riting and 'rithmatic. Groups representing fertilizer manufacturers want to... Read more.
MANA to acquire Karmex herbicide from DuPont
04/13/2011 9:45:49 AM
The Makhteshim Agan Group, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, plans to acquire DuPont Crop Protection’s... Read more.
EPA seeks comments on bilingual pesticide label proposal
04/11/2011 1:51:52 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on a proposal to require pesticide manufacturers... Read more.
'Local' label may be a stretch at times
04/09/2011 3:27:30 PM
The second in command of the U.S. Department of Agriculture learned first hand recently how the term... Read more.
Congress repeals 1099 reporting requirement
04/07/2011 3:06:20 PM
Congress has repealed the recent legislation that required all taxpayers to issue 1099 forms for rent,... Read more.
North Carolina State to develop late blight alert system
04/07/2011 9:44:25 AM
North Carolina State University is part of a national effort to gain a better understanding of late... Read more.
