…items. The 3-thousand-year-old horseradish plant is known as a dynamite companion to meats, such as beef, chicken, seafood and more. It is also good for you. In one tablespoon of…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…2003. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said earlier this month that all options should be on the table and that dairy is still a concern. From the National Association of Farm…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…table grape harvesting at the Kirschenmann Farms in Shafter prior to touring Bayer’s research activities at the Shafter Research Station. This season’s other P.I.E. tours will have Southwest producers observing…
Strong Egg Production in May
…comprised of 7.73 billion table eggs and 1.14 billion hatching eggs. Of that figure, 1.06 billion were broiler-type and 77.7 million were egg-type. The total number of layers for the…
Five Reasons to Farm to Table
…least amount of distance from the farm to your table. Or your fork! If you’re still on the fence about joining the Farm to Table Movement, here are five reasons…
National Olive Day
…meze/tapas culinary experience that brings families and friends around the table to share time together rather than in a kitchen. The olive branch is a symbol of peace, hope, love…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…table 228-0059, accessed April 13, 2017). In terms of value, almost one-third of Canadian agricultural production was exported in 2013 (CANSIMtable 381-0033,accessed April 13, 2017). There are fewer farms, but…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…to report directly to the secretary of agriculture to ensure that rural America always has a seat at the table. Fighting poverty wherever it exists is a challenge facing the…
2016 California Wine Sales in U.S. Hit New Record
…2000 187.5 164.9 $17.2 billion 1999 186.4 167.0 $14.3 billion Sources: Wine Institute and BW166/Gomberg-Fredrikson Report. Preliminary. History revised. 1Includes table, champagne/sparkling, dessert, vermouth, other special natural, sake and others….
Finding a Balance for Food Labeling
…not ashamed of anything we do,” he said. “We think we put a very safe product on the table and shelves of grocery stores and we are happy for (consumers)…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Vice President Mike Pence and Perdue for a roundtable discussion. The meeting, held on the day Perdue was sworn into office, included a discussion on pressing issues for American agriculture,…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
…expect a safe and secure food supply, USDA will continue to serve in the critical role of ensuring the food we put on the table to feed our families meets…
Chairman Conaway Applauds the Confirmation of Secretary Perdue
…It is good to have someone at the table fighting on behalf of rural America, and I look forward to working with Secretary Perdue as we develop a strong farm…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…County Farm Bureau’s charitable trust fund, which is a 501c3 charitable trust for Educational and Scholarship programs of the Farm Bureau. Donations for scholarships are made by contributors throughout the…