Vegetable Farming

FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US

iht.com     17 hrs ago   396 related          

Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican...                

Tracing tomatoes from field to fork — a new system

iht.com     19 hrs ago   14 related          

When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system are in place. But nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to...                

Bill seeks to compensate tomato growers

upi.com     23 hrs ago   10 related          

WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The tomato industry is seeking compensation for losses incurred after a salmonella outbreak prompted the U.S. government to issue a tomato warning. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., has introduced a bill to...                

Ministry encourages increased yield

fijitimes.com     20 hrs ago   1 related          

THERE has been a call to grow more food as imports for certain fresh produce decrease. And the Ministry of Primary Industries says the Fiji Quarantine Inspection Services Department has temporarily banned the imports of...                

AHN - EPA Acting To Ban Carbofuran Pesticide Residue On Food Crops Now; Plans Ban In Use Later

allheadlinenews.com     19 hrs ago   27 related          

United States Environmental Protection Agency officials told AHN Media Corp. on Friday that the proposed ban on detectable residue of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops it announced Thursday is only the beginning because...                

Missouri Governor in Netherlands showcasing biotechnology

brownfieldnetwork.com     17 hrs ago   1 related          

by Julie Harker Missouri Governor Matt Blunt met Friday with biotech officials in the Netherlands to showcase Missouri’s strides in biotechnology. Two of his stops were at Monsanto subsidiaries. The St. Louis based company...                

Local foodies, farmers lean on Holtsville market

libn.com     yesterday          

On a wickedly hot Friday at noon, Holbrook resident JoAnn DeSantis passed on buying fruit and vegetables in an air-conditioned supermarket to shop in a broiling asphalt parking lot. “It’s just so much fresher and about the same...                

Growing (a little) Food in the City

correntewire.com     18 hrs ago          

Lambert suggested I cross post something from our blog Green Roof Growers. An earlier version of this post can be found here. What follows is New and much Improved.] Most (All?) of you who read this understand the ways that...                

News Bytes of the Week--Cell phones: The new cigarettes? [News]

sciam.com     15 hrs ago          

Cell phones--The new cigarettes?There has been a raging debate over whether cell phones--or more specifically electromagnetic radiation that they emit--up a person's cancer risk. The latest chapter: Ronald Herberman, director...                

With jalapeños off the menu, eateries struggle

msn.com     17 hrs ago   1 related          

Customers are asking questions and rejecting old favorites at Mexican restaurants after the FDA said jalapeños may be to blame for the salmonella outbreak. The pepper is crucial to so many recipes that some restaurants may not...                

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