U.S. Department of Agriculture

Honeybee decline linked to disease, parasites, genetics, report says

2013-05-03 09:10:00

A new federal report has found that the nation's honeybee decline, which threatens up to $30 billion worth of agriculture production, is being caused by several factors, including disease, parasites and poor genetics. After colony collapse disorder...

Pesticides, parasites and poor forage hurting bee pollinators

2013-05-02 14:56:00

Although honeybee loss slowed last year, it remains at dangerously high levels, according to a new federal report that concluded there was no single remedy for the colony collapse that has hit America’s hard-working crop pollinators. The report,...

Proposed New Mexico horse slaughterhouse likely to get permit soon

2013-05-03 12:43:00

The battle over the opening of the nation’s first domestic horse slaughterhouse since a government ban six years ago has ramped up as a company in Roswell, N.M., moves closer to reinstituting the practice. Activists throughout the West say they...

Some Italian salumi you've never tasted may be available soon

2013-04-30 07:00:00

Fans of Italian cured meat products such as culatello, pancetta and salami are already smacking their lips. And so are the folks who make the wonderful salumi, so many of which have been unavailable in the United States -- until now. On Friday, the...

No violations found at wild cat park where lion killed intern

2013-04-24 17:14:00

Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found no violations at a Fresno-area big cat sanctuary where an intern was killed last month, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. Agency records show that officials conducted a "focus inspection" at...

Accord reached on farmworkers for immigration bill

2013-04-12 22:39:00

WASHINGTON — Agreement was reached late Friday between farm labor unions and growers on one of the last major components of a sweeping immigration bill being drafted in the Senate — a deal that would set the terms of wages, visas and working...

School meal standards may help students maintain weight

2013-04-11 05:00:00

Researchers have found an association between stricter school meal standards and the weight of students, especially those from low-income families. States that require more nutritious school lunches than the federal government mandated were compared...

Farm Rich frozen quesadillas, pizza, snacks recalled due to E. coli risk

2013-03-29 10:21:00

A New York food company is recalling 196,000 pounds of frozen quesadillas, pizza slices and mozzarella bites because they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service said. Rich...

Glatt kosher market sold meat 'way too cheap,' competitors say

2013-04-03 07:19:00

A glatt kosher meat market owner facing questions on his product was viewed skeptically by competitors, said the private investigator who sparked the controversy. Michael Engelman, who owns the� Doheny Glatt Kosher Meats market in West Los Angeles, is...

Kosher market targeted in USDA probe, class-action lawsuit

2013-04-02 17:33:00

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched an investigation into the Doheny Glatt Kosher meat market as the controversy entered the court system. The owner of Doheny, Michael Engelman, faces accusations of selling meat that was not properly...

L.A. Now Live: Kosher market targeted in USDA probe, lawsuit

2013-04-03 07:30:00

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched an investigation into the Dohoney Glatt Kosher meat market as the controversy enters the court system. Join us at 9 a.m. as we discuss the latest on this small-business controversy with Times reporter Matt...

Kosher meat market at center of scandal bought by philanthropist

2013-04-03 12:08:00

A prominent local entrepreneur and philanthropist has purchased Doheny Glatt Kosher meat market as controversy about its products continue to swirl through the Los Angeles Jewish community. Shlomo Rechnitz, who, according to his tumblr blog, has spent...

Why: Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops.

2013-03-27 00:00:00

A historical botanical drawing of yellow nutsedge, Cyperus esculentus, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Plants Database; Britton, N.L., and A.

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Kelley was born in Ellington, Conn. She was raised in Simsbury, Conn., and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in agricultural economics, as stated by the Hartford Courant. During Kelley's 33-year career with the U.S.

2013-02-26 00:00:00