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Agri-View
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action to remove 72 ingredients from its list of ingredients approved for use in pesticides.
Manufacturers wishing to use the ingredients in the future will need to provide the agency with studies or information to demonstrate their safety. The EPA will then consider whether to allow their use.
Most pesticide products contain a mixture of different ingredients. Ingredients directly responsible for controlling insects or weeds are called active ingredients.
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USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service announced the availability of $27 million in grants to fund innovative projects designed to strengthen market opportunities for local and regional food producers and businesses.
“These grants will continue USDA’s support for the local food sector as an important strategy for keeping wealth in rural communities,” said AMS Administrator Elanor Starmer.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 Online grocery is a fast-growing segment, but there are still miles to go before we can say it has truly arrived. The U.S. Department of Agriculture seems to think so, too. In an attempt to help more people get access to all kinds of food options, the USDA has just announced food stamp participants will soon be able to enjoy online grocery shopping. This two-year pilot program will begin this summer with retailers in seven states, in both urban and rural areas.
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Transport Topics
With the April compliance date for the federal government’s new food transportation safety rule fast approaching, regulators are preparing to clamp down on bad actors in the food supply chain. But several industry experts agreed that many businesses have been slow to prepare for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulation on the sanitary transportation of human and animal food, implemented in response to the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act.
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Africa News
A farmer in Kenya’s Trans Nzoia county, Mark Mukopi has been growing maize on his 14 acre farm for over 30 years.
But last year he decided to farm watermelons, which are growing in popularity in the region.
An acre of watermelon can fetch about $4,400, compared to an acre of maize grown over the same period which brings in about $300.
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Agri-View
Global food prices have declined for the fifth-consecutive year, due in part to bumper harvests, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The organization's "Food Price Index" measures monthly changes in international prices for five commodity groups — major cereals, vegetable oils, dairy, meat and sugar.
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USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service will publish a proposed rule to amend the country of origin labeling regulation to add muscle cuts of venison and ground venison to the list of commodities covered under the labeling law. The Agricultural Act of 2014 directed AMS to add muscle cuts of venison and ground venison to the list of covered commodities subject to mandatory COOL requirements.
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The Produce News
For the past couple of years, truck rates in the produce sector have been fairly steady with very few periods when demand outpaced the supply of trucks and prices spiked. Of course, there are always a few situations exacerbated by holidays or weather when shortage have materialized, but those instances have been the exception rather than the rule.
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Produce Plus
A new research and development levy for Australia’s melon growers aims to strengthen the industry. Australian melons growers have begun paying for a new research and development levy. Grower-owned body Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) has called for qualified growers to join an advisory panel to determine how the funds are spent.
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USAgNet
The Organic Trade Association announced a new partnership with the Agriculture Department to help guide farmers transitioning into certified organic agricultural production.
Using standards developed by OTA, the National Certified Transitional Program will provide oversight to approved accredited organic certifying agents offering transitional certification to producers.
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Food Safety News
There are mountains of it; fresh, nutritious, beautiful — belonging on the finished plates of high-end restaurants, school lunch trays and dinner tables across America. But instead, it's dumped into landfills to rot into nothing — enough each year to feed 3 billion people. On top of that overall estimate, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports that problems with production, handling and storage are responsible for 54 percent of the world's food waste, while 46 percent happens during processing, distribution and consumption phases.
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