From the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture: Today, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body ruled against the United States’ Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for meat, upholding the…
COOL Retaliation & Its Impact on America
…the United States loses this case, Canada and Mexico have indicated their intention to retaliate on hundreds of U.S. products, ranging from meat and fruit to jewelry, furniture, and biofuels….
NCBA Urges Secretaries to Reject Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Flawed Recommendations
…healthy lifestyle. “The Advisory Committee ignored the overwhelming body of scientific evidence that shows lean red meat plays an important role in a healthy dietary pattern and ultimately made an…
California Dried Plum Board Continued for Another Five-Year Term
…production and processing research to improve grower efficiency and product quality, and nutrition research to identify positioning opportunities and value messages. Trade Policy: To protect the interests of the California…
A Day in Marin: Farmers Share a Passion for a Place Called California
…to preserve ag lands and protect them from development. We toured an assortment of farms as well as processing and retail sites that illustrated, simply and without fanfare, just how…
The California Kitchen: Crab Corn Chowder
…Cups Raw Cream ½ Lb of Fresh Crab Meat 2 T Slurry(Warm Water Mixed with Cornstarch) Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West….
SNAP/CalFresh Sign-Up Event for Local Farmers’ Markets
…of eligible foods and beverages through SNAP, including fruits and vegetables; fish, meat, and poultry; dairy and eggs; breads, honey, and jams; and seeds and plants that produce food for…
The California Kitchen: Asparagus with Sambal Crab
…onion 3 Oyster Mushrooms 5 Asparagus 1/4 Cut 4 OZ Crab Meat 1 T Sambal Oelek 2 T Hoisin Sauce To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen…
Meat Market
Today, Cathy Isom looks into how much we can expect to pay for our beef, pork and poultry this year. Meat Market…
Secretary Vilsack and Former Agriculture Secretaries Veneman and Glickman Announce Bipartisan Efforts to Expand Trade
…farm income also to new highs. Trade helps farmers, their suppliers, distributors and customers. Exports support rural economies and the U.S. economy as a whole through agricultural processing, ancillary services…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…as a rootstock budding demonstration at Burchell Nursery in March, to almond quality and food safety seminars in the spring and summer, tours of almond harvest and processing facilities in…
Organizations Respond to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
…has endorsed the Mediterranean style diet that promotes consumption of higher levels of red meat – but it has left lean meat out of what it considers a healthy dietary…
The New Lean, Healthy Meat
…fills us in about the new lean protein – venison – gaining popularity in retail stores and why it’s so healthy for you to eat! The New Lean Healthy Meat…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…input. About California Dairies, Inc. California Dairies, Inc. is the largest member-owned milk marketing and processing cooperative in California producing 47 percent of California’s milk. Co-owned by more than 410…