…us who struggle every week to put food on the table. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is reauthorized under the farm bill, is essential to helping many Americans…
Great Reasons for Growing a Garden
…This Land of Ours. For anyone looking for ways to lead healthier lives…it can happen by starting a garden. Producing your own food naturally will lead to clean eating. We…
Almond Update: Help with Produce Safety
The Almond Board of California is helping producers comply with the new Food Safety Modernization Act. ABC’s Director of Quality Assurances and Industry Services Tim Birmingham said there are a…
Peterson Introduces MPP Replacement Program
…volatile market conditions outside of their control. The act would replace the Margin Protection Program with the Dairy Risk Management Program. Peterson says dairy farmers from his congressional district and…
Trump’s EO on Reducing Poverty Promotes Economic Independence
…a reality. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that include the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program…
The California Kitchen: Caesar Salad Dressing
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Caesar Salad Dressing with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: In a Food Processor: 2 Egg…
NCBA Files Comments for Regulating Fake Meat
…were filed in response to Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Petition Number 18-01, encouraging USDA to look beyond modifying “standards of identity” in order to provide adequate protection for beef…
Ways to Waste Less Food
…know food waste in this land of ours is not only a huge environmental problem, but an economic one, too. Every year, about $371 dollars worth of food per person…
GOA Issues Report on Cattle Markets
…daily transaction data with the Packers and Stockyards Program. And if USDA determines the statute does not permit such sharing, and it is advisable, submit to Congress a proposal to…
Farm Groups Want Farm Bill to Address Farmer Suicides
…to provide grants to extension services and nonprofit organizations that offer stress assistance programs. However, the network has never received funding from Congress. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…conditions, including blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary. ELAP assistance is provided for losses not covered by other disaster assistance programs such as the Livestock Forage Disaster Program…
Converting Your Lawn to a Garden
…sun, water, and soil to thrive, so it’s important to find the best possible spaces for growing food. Sun should be a major factor. It’s also helpful to have a…
California Dairies Becoming Increasingly Energy Efficient
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is also incentivizing the further development of on-farm energy efficient technologies through multiple cost-sharing programs. “Because of establishing the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, we…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
A bill introduced by a member of Congress seeks to prevent state and local regulation of agriculture by prohibiting any additional restrictions placed on agriculture and food production when a…