APHIS inspection change concern California avocado industry. 11/20/24 7:04 AM By Chloe Lovejoy. The California Avocado Commission has expressed frustration over the USDA Animal and Plant Health ...

"APHIS recognizes that, given the dynamic nature of the avocado industry—including fluctuating high and low seasons in Mexico and California—time is of the essence with many of these decisions.

APHIS also confirmed six additional cases of H5N1 in California's dairy herds, raising further alarms over the virus's spread to mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been reported dead ...

Redlands combatting invasive fruit flies by stripping trees of fruit 02:27. Just under a year after California began contending with a spread of invasive fruit flies not seen before in such large ...

California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S. Department of ...

APHIS opens comment period on GMO corn MON 95379, ... DPR Issues California Notice 2025-08 Adding and Revising Multilingual Translation on Pesticide Labeling. by: Lisa R. Burchi, ...

U.S. APHIS invites public comment on draft pest risk assessments for the importation of fresh fruits from South Korea.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

On Jan. 24, APHIS announced it was postponing the effective date of the rule for 60 days from Feb. 1 to April 2, with the exception of the section authorizing the training of horse inspectors ...