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USDA Opens Registration for the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum

Dan November 18, 2020 Education, Industry News Release, USDA

The 2021 Forum Will Be Virtual and Registration Is Free (USDA) — Registration is now open for the 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), the largest annual meeting and premiere event of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The two-day Forum will take place on Feb. 18-19, 2021. Due to COVID-19 and current restrictions on large gatherings in the Washington, D.C. …

Canadian, Mexican Agriculture Leaders to Take Part in USDA’s 2019 Outlook Forum

Dan February 1, 2019 Industry News Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the agriculture leaders of Canada and Mexico will speak at USDA’s 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum (PDF, 113 KB), held Feb. 21-22, 2019, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. Minister Lawrence MacAulay of Canada and Secretary Victor Villalobos Arambula of Mexico will join U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for the forum’s keynote address …

Australia Tests Psyllid Monitoring System
A new airborne insect monitoring system that has been tested in a field trial at Midura, Australia, should assist in monitoring for African and Asian citrus psyllids, which transmit HLB. The trial was conducted by Agriculture Victoria in conjunction with Citrus Australia and had two main purposes. One purpose was to test the sampling ability […]
Lower Lead Levels in Juice Recommended
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended lower lead limits for juice. The recommended limit is currently 50 parts per billion (ppb). New draft action levels would be 10 ppb for lead in single-strength apple juice and 20 ppb for lead in all other single-strength juice types. The FDA estimates that establishing a […]