Chickens are genetically modified. Chicken meat contains antibiotics. Meat chickens are raised in cages. All of these statements are wrong, but the majority of Americans believe them to be true. …
Understanding Antibiotics in Agriculture
What should consumers know about antibiotics in agriculture and livestock production? Registered dietitian nutritionist Nikki Putnam shares her thoughts. Sponsored ContentParka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit Quality and PackoutSeptember …
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
Human and animal health experts came together in Atlanta, Georgia Nov. 3-5 to discuss issues related to antibiotic resistance and to work toward increased antibiotic stewardship in human medicine and animal health. Sponsored …
COOL: WTO to Announce Retaliation
The World Trade Organization will announce retaliation levels against the United States under Country of Origin Labeling next week. Micheal Clements reports. Sponsored ContentParka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit …
Agri View: Breakfast Cost
Most people don’t know it but eggs are one of the most consumed foods in the whole world. Most of us do know that egg farmers have had a hard …
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
USDA Pacific region field crop review. Sponsored ContentParka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit Quality and PackoutSeptember 4, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026
Food Brings Us Together All Year – But Thanksgiving is Special
What stands out as the highlight of this day for me, though isn’t the food itself so much as the sharing of it. The people around our tables – friends …
Turkey Thaw
This is the one time of year that many of us have to deal with preparing a giant frozen turkey and getting it on to the table on time. Cathy …
Agri View: Thanksgiving Turkey
Thanksgiving time is here. A big problem a lot of people expected did not happen this year. There is no shortage of turkeys. Everett Griner talks about the availability of …
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
Thanksgiving Dinner Up a Tad, to Just Over $50 From: The American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 30th annual informal price survey of classic items found …
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan: Key Outcomes for Agriculture Secretary Vilsack arrived in Japan today to meet with agricultural counterparts. The United States recently concluded negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) …
Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
Student broadcaster Corryn La Rue, from the San Luis Obispo area, joined us at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention. There, she talked with registered dietitian Nikki Putnam …
Turkey Hotline
With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away it’s a very busy time at the Ag Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. Cathy Isom has Tina Haynes, a food safety …
USDA Week In Review Nov. 13
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review: Bringing back butterflies, and releasing bison. …