A USDA food safety expert offers tips on how to use marinades on meat and poultry while applying food safety. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio…
USDA Final Rule Amending COOL
The final rule is issued by the USDA modifying the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities covered under the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program. Susan Carter has more. Click…
ASA Statement on Senate Sugar Policy Vote
…Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to gut America’s sugar policy. “This amendment would have stripped the USDA of the tools it needs to operate sugar policy in a way that limits taxpayer…
Salad Bar Donations To California Schools
…Director of Nutrition Services for Hemet Unified School District. He was recently recognized by the USDA and the first lady for instituting salad bars at every school in his district….
Vilsack Says Farm Bill Must Include Research
…message for them. He says the Farm Bill must include funds for USDA research. Vilsack says without a Farm Bill, the USDA research will be seriously impacted. Many research projects…
More Farmers Markets to Accept EBT
Families on food assistance may soon be able to use their EBT cards at more farmers markets, thanks to grants from the USDA. Susan Carter reports. Click to open or…
USDA Payments to Resume
Farmers who saw some of their farm program payments stopped back in March should be getting those payments again very soon. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download…
Grants to Help Fund Dairy Research
There was a landmark announcement for the U.S. dairy industry from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The USDA is working…
Agencies Work to Help Bee Population
…week by the USDA and EPA showed there are several factors involved when it comes to the poor health of the nation’s honey bees. Factors include genetics, disease, parasites, poor…
Several Factors to Blame For Bee Decline
…experts, and a comprehensive study just released by the USDA and EPA together, all agree, there is no one cause for the problem. Rather, it’s several factors working together that…
USDA Value Added Producer Grants
Biobased projects and tribal entities are among the recipients in the latest round of USDA Value Added Producer Grants. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….
USDA, Dairy Agreement to Help Environment
The 2009 Memorandum of Understanding between U.S. dairy producers and the USDA will continue to help find ways to reduce the effects dairy operations can have on the environment. Sabrina…
USDA, Dairy Producers Renew Agreement
…USDA and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy will continue research that helps dairy farmers improve the sustainability of their operations,” Vilsack said. “This vital research also will support the…
Ross to Speak at Workshop on Farm Bill
…professionals, students and everyone who values comprehensive and objective information about the upcoming Farm Bill and U.S. farm policy. Scheduled speakers include California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, USDA Chief Economist…