Though in most cases beehives have already left the orchard, almond growers can still play a vital role in understanding honey bee health impacts. Over recent weeks there have been…
Produce in the Checkout Aisle
…are finding that proactively establishing practices and programs that promote health may be good business . Such initiatives include: Increasing stocking of healthy food. You can’t eat and drink what…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…may increase antibiotic resistance, making it harder for this class of drugs to fight certain infections in people. “Consumers should know that this is not an immediate public health hazard,”…
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…reductions achieved through conservation helps improve air quality, public health and welfare, and progress towards achieving “attainment” of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Clean Air Act….
What is GMO Food?
…foods currently available on the international market have passed safety assessments and are not likely to present risks for human health. In addition, no effects on human health have been…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…USAID to rapidly detect and respond to emerging viruses such as Ebola. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, which protects public and animal health in partnership with the…
Purple Produce
…have numerous health benefits. Eating purple produce may help reduce the risks of certain types of cancer and heart disease, and aid in immune, eye, brain and digestive health. Adults…
Agri View: Apple Orchards
…in squeezable tubes on his initial space flight. Ham with applesauce was served to Gemini astronauts. Learn much more about apples, including health and nutrition information with some great recipes….
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
Research will measure health and ecological impacts of water conservation practices Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding to five institutions to research human and ecological health impacts…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…“Access to a sufficient and safe supply of water is critical to our nation’s health and also to our economy, and we must act to protect this precious resource,” said…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…Cuba’s need for healthy, safe, nutritious food. Research and Promotion and Marketing Order Programs have a long history of conducting important research that supports producers by providing information about a…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…and produce safety rules under FSMA and fully funding states to do this important public health work is critical. For More Information: Funding Opportunity Announcement FDA Food Safety Modernization Act…
Maple Syrup and Brain Health
…modern medicine. That’s story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Maple Syrup and Brain Health From: Medical Daily.com Maple Syrup May Protect Brain From Alzheimer’s And Other Neurodegenerative Disease By…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…said. “We’re already paying a higher minimum wage, adding more work breaks, adding pay for sick time, adding costs for health benefits,” Torres said. Pierre Sleiman Jr., a San Diego…