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Panel Calls for Congress to Pass Senate Version of the Farm Bill

A panel formed by Food Policy Action says Congress should pass the Senate version of the farm bill. The organization took aim at the House version of the farm bill that includes work requirements for food stamp recipients. During an event this week, Food Policy Action executive director Monica Mills said, “we want to see a farm bill that is …

Gibberellic Acid Has Multiple Uses in California Citrus
There are numerous preharvest and postharvest uses of gibberellic acid (GA) in California citrus, a University of California Riverside Extension subtropical horticulturist reported during a June 9 webinar. Mary Lu Arpaia’s GA discussion was a major portion of her broader topic of plant growth regulators in California citrus. Her presentation was part of the Citrus […]
USDA Has ‘Unprecedented Staffing Crisis’
A new report by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Prospect Partners LLC declared there has been “an unprecedented staffing crisis” within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the past 16 months. Becky Schewe with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Bernie Kluger with Prospect Partners LLC authored the report. They obtained information for […]