Month: April 2020

USDA Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes for the Importation of Fresh Citrus from South Africa into the United States

April 3, 2020 USDA

USDA APHIS has prepared and is accepting comments on a commodity import evaluation document (CIED) regarding fresh citrus imports from South Africa. Based on the findings of the CIED, APHIS experts determined that grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, sweet orange, tangelo, and Satsuma mandarin fruit from South Africa may be imported into the United States without restrictions on the ports of entry. …

Good Foods Chunky Guacamole Named “Best in Show” by Taste of Home Magazine

April 3, 2020 Good Foods

Good Foods, a category leader of dips and good-for-you products, has been named “Best in Show” by Taste of Home magazine. The honor was awarded to Good Foods Chunky Guacamole in a taste test against eight other guacamole brands. …

Check Out the Launch Video of the Agricultural Water Summit

April 3, 2020 Agricultural Water Summit

The first-ever Agricultural Water Summit will take place in Chile on August 26, 2020, addressing the water crisis that’s affecting the industry throughout the world. …

World Autism Awareness Day 2020 – Keep On Blooming

April 2, 2020 E. Shaunn Alderman, FLORAL BUSINESS

To stay connected during the pandemic, E. Shaunn Alderman of FLORAL BUSINESS magazine sends flower photos to friends in agriculture and horticulture – especially those involved in the autism community. …

Susan Beaton: Our Markets Gone, Call Fishing Season Off

April 2, 2020 Susan Beaton, Chronicle Herald

“As a lobster fisher in the Gulf for 20 years, I have no interest in staying ashore, but I doubly have no interest in being a canary in the coal mine to test the theory that fishermen/women will fish, no matter the cost. We shouldn’t be put in the position of having to go to sea when there is no reasonable chance we can succeed. ” …