Gen Z is called the foodie generation, but recent research shows a darker side to their relationship with food. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Becca…
Income Spent on Food Increases
…and other retailers in 2022 and 5.64 percent on food at restaurants, fast-food establishments, schools, and other places offering food away from home. In 2022, the share spent on total…
Financial Assistance Available to Farm Loan Borrowers
…In the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to…
AFBF Partners with Escoffier
…culinary arts and agriculture. “It makes sense for those that grow the food to be able to help teach the ones that help prepare the food. I see it educating,…
Department of Water Resources Officially Approves Westside GSP
…and support the San Joaquin Valley.” Approval of the Westside GSP should serve as an important step for achieving long-term water security for the area’s nearly 700 family-owned farms. The…
Canadian Import Requirements for Romaine Returning This Fall
Canada will once again be implementing additional import requirements for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley region. The additional requirements implemented by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be…
Almond Update: After Thorough Search Process, ABC Excited for New CEO to Get Up to Speed
…search parameters were for an individual that had experience with strategic leadership, with an emphasis on marketing and developing global demand. “The stars sort of aligned for us. We knew…
Record Enrollment for Grasslands CRP
…in helping secure the future of both our food production and our natural resources.” The program was started in 1985, under President Regan. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media,…
Nearly 80 Square Mile Quarantine Enacted in Response to Tau Fruit Fly Detection
COURTESY: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE A quarantine has been put in place in an area of Los Angeles County due to a Tau fruit fly detection. The California…
Biotechnology Organization Lists Farm Bill Priorities
…the next Farm Bill offers opportunities to invest in long-term food security, climate resiliency, and growing the national bio-economy. The group has submitted recommendations to the agriculture committees in both…
Grocery Prices Stabilizing, Dining Out Cost Rising
…say the cost of eating out is rising faster than food at the grocery store. “Food away from home as prices have continued to grow faster than food at home…
Almond Update: ‘Connecting the Dots’ at This Year’s Almond Conference
…one that aims to primarily serve growers and handlers – they’re our target audience – over the years it has brought in more of a global audience. Especially those on…
Land-Grant Universities to Receive More Than $33 Million
…The investment is being made possible through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Eighty-two research projects will be supported across 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities classified as…
USDA Investing in Urban Agriculture
…and revenue streams for producers while strengthening the food system. The investments will also give consumers better access to locally-grown foods and healthier choices. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy…