The Farm Service Agency (FSA) tweeted new deadlines for signing up for farm programs to adjust for the disruption caused by the government shutdown Below are the program extension dates from FSA: Market Facilitation Program Deadline to apply extended to Feb. 14, 2019 Marketing Assistance Loans If loan matured in December 2018, settlement date extended ...
Hong Kong has officially lifted its ban on California romaine imports, which has been in place since November 2018. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the outbreaks of E. coli were linked to California harvested romaine lettuce, Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety immediately suspended the import and sale of romaine from California. ...