New HPAI case in New Jersey, November 3, 2022 (TRENTON) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has confirmed a new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) case in a Bergen County backyard flock (non-poultry) as classified by the World […]
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Using Sanitizers in a Postharvest Setting: Selecting a Sanitizer and Understanding its Label
December 8, from 12-1PM EST Growers are taught “the label is the law” but finding the right information and understanding what the language means can be difficult. This free webinar will make understanding and following the label instructions more manageable in the postharvest setting and discuss the FSMA Postharvest water compliance requirements and timeframes. Presented […]
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Retraining and Upskilling Workers on Produce Safety Best Practices Webinar
November 17, 2022, 12-1 PM EST Free Webinar Growers who attend this food safety trainings will leave with a ton of information to help teach their employees. This will help make the task more manageable with practice tips. The webinar will be given by Phil Tocco, Extension Educator at Michigan State University Extension. At the […]
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Wheat, Other Small Grain Variety Trial Links
2022 Oregon: https://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/wheat/osu-wheat-variety-trials 2022 Indiana: https://extension.purdue.edu/county/knox/_docs/2022-wheat-trial-final-report.pdf 2022 Pennsylvania: https://extension.psu.edu/2022-barley-and-winter-wheat-performance-trials 2022 Ohio: https://ohiocroptest.cfaes.osu.edu/wheattrials/ 2022 Maryland: https://extension.umd.edu/resource/2022-small-grain-variety-trials 2022 Tennessee: https://search.utcrops.com/wheat-2 North Carolina: https://officialvarietytesting.ces.ncsu.edu/2022/07/2022-nc-ovt-wheat-barley-and-oats-data-now-available/ 2022 Texas: http://varietytesting.tamu.edu/wheat/ Resources on sourcing Local Grains/Whole Grains Council: https://wholegrainscouncil.org/find-whole-grains/local-grains
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USDA Grain Transportation Reports
The USDA Grain Transportation Report is a weekly publication from the Agricultural Marketing Service. The weekly highlights cover snapshots by sector for Export Sales, Truck, Rail, Barge, and Ocean movements. Past reports provide a snapshot of production costs and grain delivery to ports, and how grains were ‘moving’ along in the system. These reports are […]
Continue reading...November 1, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in NJ
New HPAI case in New Jersey – October 22, 2022. (TRENTON) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has confirmed a new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) case in an Ocean County backyard flock (non-poultry) as classified by the […]
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