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Food safety, pests and changing tastes constrict California lettuce sector

05/19/21 9:25 AM By Amy Mayer

California farmers grow the vast majority of lettuce for the country, though in recent years the number of acres planted has declined and the salad staple has dropped from consistently the number 2 crop in California (by value) at the start of the century to number 5 in 2018 and 2019.

LGMA Board backs pre-harvest leafy green testing

04/21/21 7:51 AM By Spencer Chase

Members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement have backed a pre-harvest testing protocol aimed at preventing foodborne illness outbreaks commonly associated with production near animals.

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: Where did the money go?

03/03/21 6:35 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Noah Wicks

An Agri-Pulse analysis shows that the Trump administration's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments were distributed more widely than traditional forms of government assistance although larger farms continue to receive the big share of the money.

Leafy green pilot yields traceability suggestions

12/09/20 6:57 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

A recent pilot project showed some data gaps and offered suggestions to the Food and Drug Administration for improving traceability in the food system.

Daybreak: FDA launches E. coli study in Central Coast

11/20/20 10:39 AM By Brad Hooker

Shakeup at Water Commission * Dems propose Black farmer land grants

LGMA updates required food safety practices for leafy greens

08/26/20 7:05 AM By Sara Wyant

The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement voted to accept over 50 changes to strengthen food safety practices for the farming of leafy greens.

FDA takes a key step in treating water for preventing foodborne illnesses

07/31/20 2:00 PM By Brad Hooker

FDA and EPA have developed a new protocol to guide companies in registering antimicrobial products for treating water used in farm irrigation systems.

FDA 'Smarter Era of Food Safety' focuses on technology, culture

07/13/20 4:33 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration plans to employ enhanced technology using new data sources to trace food outbreaks to their source, the agency said in a Smarter Era for Food Safety Blueprint released Monday.

Food safety efforts focus on nearby grazing

06/02/20 8:53 AM By Brad Hooker

LGMA has launched a new subcommittee to investigate the role of adjacent lands in outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

Clues in romaine outbreak point to grazing

05/22/20 9:25 AM By Brad Hooker

Cattle grazing near romaine lettuce fields is “the most likely contributing factor associated with” E. coli outbreaks last fall, says FDA.

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This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. Few commodity groups in the nation have seen greater challenges than dairy farmers over the past several years. The COVID pandemic, higher feed costs, consolidation in the processing industry and drought are just a few of the challenges producers have endured. Yet, prices have stabilized and consumers continue to seek dairy products. Tom Gallagher says the industry is adapting to marketing concepts that reach younger consumers and sharing the dairy message of sustainability to an information thirsty consumer.

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Opinion: America is missing an opportunity to lead in seafood production, leaving jobs on the table

In this opinion piece, Sean J. O’Scannlain with Fortune Fish & Gourmet discusses the need for federal legislation to clarify perimeters to establish an American aquaculture industry that would create jobs in many communities.

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