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18 Mar 2021, 1:25 pm by Sarah Phillips
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Finally, the catalyst for the hemp product explosion – The 2018 Farm Bill. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 9:19 pm by Bill Marler
She can take office immediately as Senate confirmation is not required for the USDA job. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
She can take office immediately as Senate confirmation is not required for the USDA job. [read post]
13 Mar 2021, 9:01 pm by News Desk
The congressionally mandated rule is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) FSMA. [read post]
4 Mar 2021, 9:03 pm by Megan Russo
Sherkow concluded that the agency’s experience with these authorizations for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines demonstrates the vast potential for regulatory sandbox policies in other contexts. [read post]
1 Mar 2021, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
(b) This chapter does not preclude an agency from providing assistance, consultation, or inspection requested by a producer. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 7:45 am by kblocher@hslf.org
We worked with Congress to address this concern, and the conference report for the 2014 Farm Bill directed the USDA to lift its stay “without delay” once the agency set a de minimis exemption for facilities with just a few non-dangerous animals (like the magician and his rabbit). [read post]
23 Feb 2021, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
We are talking about two popular former governors of big farm states with closes ties to big agriculture. [read post]
22 Feb 2021, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
“The HIMP system, in contrast with the traditional inspection system, focuses more control for food safety and other consumer protection activities on the establishment with agency personnel focusing on carcass and verification system activities,” a USDA history says. [read post]
11 Feb 2021, 9:04 pm by Cookson Beecher
In 1992 Oregon had 1,900 farms with dairy cows, according to USDA data; the latest figures from the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association shows there are 194 dairy farms left in the state. [read post]
6 Feb 2021, 10:58 am by Bill Marler
The Secretary hemmed and hawed about the MDP being inconsistent with the mission of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. [read post]
5 Feb 2021, 6:39 pm by Bill Marler
The Secretary hemmed and hawed about the MDP being inconsistent with the mission of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. [read post]
2 Feb 2021, 10:58 am by kblocher@hslf.org
For animal people, the USDA may be the most consequential federal agency of all. [read post]
29 Jan 2021, 8:09 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Farm animals Directs the USDA to review the impacts of waivers it has granted to allow increased slaughter plant line speeds—the speeds at which animals are killed—and report back to Congress within 90 days. [read post]
26 Jan 2021, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
“The USDA has underscored that these agency inspections are the best way to detect potentially devastating diseases and to prevent widespread economic harm and disruption of the meat supply. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Coral Beach
The petitioners are also asking the agency to require slaughterhouses to adopt science-based tools to prevent animals from being infected by these bacteria on the farm, including by vaccinating live poultry and monitoring farms for the presence of dangerous bacteria. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 7:39 pm by Bill Marler
The petition also asks the agency to require slaughterhouses to control risks in their supply chains, following best practices for food safety from farm to fork. [read post]
22 Jan 2021, 6:57 am by Susan
Other employment experience includes serving as chief of staff for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services, special assistant to the administrator for the Risk Management Agency and program specialist for the Farm Service Agency. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
The USDA sees agricultural biotechnology as holding “tremendous potential” to improve animal health, enhance farm productivity, improve nutrition and even enhance the need for some animal health measures. [read post]