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USDA shifts inspectors in swine inspection update

09/17/19 1:04 PM By Spencer Chase

New rulemaking from the Department of Agriculture will allow swine slaughter facilities to opt in to a new inspection system that focuses on new requirements for microbial testing and pathogen control.

FDA updates FSMA FAQ

06/12/19 10:17 AM By Sara Wyant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its Frequently Asked Questions on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Trio of USDA nominees advance

05/14/19 12:38 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday advanced a trio of Agriculture Department nominees who were originally named in 2018 but never confirmed by the Senate before the last Congress adjourned.

FDA reworking ag water rules

03/20/19 6:31 AM By Philip Brasher

More than eight years after Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food and Drug Administration, industry and outside scientists are still struggling to figure out the best way to ensure the water used for irrigating and packing fresh produce is safe.

After outbreak, California grapples with traceability and blockchain promises

03/13/19 10:55 AM By Brad Hooker

Many farms can already provide the tracking, but incompatible tracking systems and food industry gaps create critical weaknesses in the chain.

European opposition to change on ag and food safety runs deep

01/23/19 6:41 AM By Bill Tomson

The U.S. and the EU both want a new trade pact to bring together two of the largest economic forces in the world, but agriculture is standing firmly in the way.

Despite government shutdown, many USDA employees keep working

12/26/18 10:48 AM By Bill Tomson

The government shutdown is now in effect, but that doesn’t mean USDA officials aren’t still keeping the nation’s meat supply safe and doing many of the jobs that keeps agricultural commerce flowing. However, some farm payments may be delayed after the first week.

Stabenow, Roberts confer before 12052018 meeting

USDA nominees advance, but civil rights chief could be slowed

12/05/18 5:52 PM By Philip Brasher

The Senate Agriculture Committee has advanced three USDA nominations toward final floor votes, but at least one appears unlikely to win confirmation before this Congress adjourns.

Washington Week Ahead: Producers await farm bill talks, 2019 biofuel mandates

11/25/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

Farm bill negotiators are looking to wrap up talks that have become embroiled in a debate over forest management as well as longstanding issues such as eligibility rules for commodity programs.

Trump administration plan would shift USDA programs

Department’s nutrition, housing, food safety programs would be on the move

06/21/18 4:21 PM By Spencer Chase

A plan announced today by the Trump administration would shift Department of Agriculture programs to different government agencies, dramatically shrinking the size and scope of the department.

Opinion: Farm communities need USMCA

Farming is about community. It always has been. From the earliest known farming communities in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to the modern farms punctuating the landscape of Rural America, people have worked together for centuries to cultivate the crops that feed the world.

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