…received the Club’s Distinguished Agriculturist Award in 1996. Williams is a past board member of the Agricultural Energy Consumers Association and the California Agricultural Education Foundation, which oversees the California…
USDA Unveils New Addition to My Plate Website
…always more expensive – many low-income people face time and resource challenges when it comes to putting healthy food on the table. USDA believes consumers who visit this new section…
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…(Veteran’s and Senior Building, 1280 Poplar Street, Wasco, CA) With 95% of the World’s consumers outside the United States’ borders, Valley businesses have an opportunity to potentially increase their annual…
USDA Launches New Resources at ChooseMyPlate.gov to Help Cost-Conscious Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2014 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled Healthy Eating on a Budget – the newest addition to ChooseMyPlate.gov. Consumers continue to want more information about…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…Agriculture and Consumers Services), Texas (Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation), and California (Citrus Research Board and California Department of Food and Agriculture) to coordinate the fight against citrus…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…week of May 5, 2014, REE will announce the availability of $960,000 for grants to educate consumers about the benefits of biodiesel fuel use. TITLE X – Horticulture Farmers Market…
Statement from Ag Sec. Vilsack on Updated 2012 Census of Agriculture Data
…Nearly 150,000 farmers and ranchers nationwide are selling their products directly to consumers, and 50,000 are selling to local retailers. Industry estimates valued local food sales at $7 billion in…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
…we work together to stop the spread of these diseases and the damage caused to producers, industry and ultimately consumers.” In addition to requiring reporting of the PED virus, today’s…
Innovation Awards Return to Regional Food Show
…with new buyers who didn’t have us on their radar.” The “Buyer’s Choice” Award will be accompanied by the return of the popular “People’s Choice” Award, which provides consumers an…
Small Wind Turbine Standards Created
…Wind Advisors Team Trudy Forsyth says there are many products in the small wind turbine market that don’t have credentials and commercial liability which makes it difficult for consumers to…
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Processed Egg Products Unfit For Human Consumption
…shipped to co-packers for incorporation into consumer-size packages: 3,884-lb. super sack of “OvaEasy Plain Whole Egg” with the lot code “H0613-B” 1,031-lb. super sack of “OvaEasy Plain Whole Egg” with…
Helados La Tapatia, Inc. Recalls Products
…the products and their UPC codes is provided. The production of the products has been suspended while FDA and the company continue to investigate the source of the problem. Consumers…
Marketing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Cutting Out the Middle man
UC Davis Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Specialist Dr. Roberta Cook explains how the marketing techniques have changed over the years and how growers are targeting different consumers. Marketing…
One Barrier to Americans Trying New Foods
Gary Crawford tells us the variety of new and different fruits and vegetables in supermarkets is growing, but there’s a major obstacle to those foods catching on with consumers. One…