…Politico, Canada’s dairy industry has zero concessions left to make in NAFTA. The United States dairy industry wants Canada to change its pricing program, which the U.S. says is leading…
Agri View: Our Changing Face
…the world population continues to grow, will there be enough land to grow enough food in the foreseeable future? Yes. Geologist have been studying the problem for some time now….
Almond Matters: Orchard Protection Techniques
…use it during that bloom period.” Sanitation, careful monitoring and appropriate insecticide applications will be the most beneficial protection techniques for almond orchards. “Start with a program early on and…
Alternative Antibiotic Gives Piglets a Boost
…on the L-glutamine diet had better growth and intestinal health than piglets in the other groups. Piglets on the L-glutamine diet ate 60 percent more food than did those in…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects
…conservation programs, and the Forest Service enhances forest health on public lands — stitching together a larger footprint of healthy ecosystems in priority areas,” said acting State Conservationist Ray Dotson….
First Mobile App with Food Buying Guide
…2018. FNS administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Special…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…mobility for individuals and families receiving supplemental nutrition assistance. Strengthen the integrity and efficiency of food and nutrition programs to better serve our participants and protect American taxpayers by reducing…
Millennials Spend Less Per-Person on Groceries
…store data found that compared to older generations, millennial-headed households spent the least per person on food at home. However, like the other generations analyzed, millennial households with higher incomes…
U.S. Ag, Equipment Companies, Benefiting from Trade with Cuba
U.S. agriculture is benefiting from trade with Cuba, according to new figures released by the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council. Exports of food and agricultural products from the U.S. to…
Blue Jacket Bonanza Program Continues to Grow in Tulare County
…program, but we run our own program here in Tulare County.” The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau worked with the National FFA Organization to make it possible for any county…
Celebrating Your Favorite Sweet or Savory Pie
…Americans celebrate the pie. National Pie Day was created by the American Pie Council back in 1986 to commemorate Crisco’s 7th Anniversary of “serving food to families everywhere.” Pies are…
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…despite notices from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that many core programs would remain open during the shutdown. USDA insisted that during the brief shutdown, food safety inspection would occur, along…
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…our food, to the land they do it on, to the rural communities they support, and all the way to the consumers who rely on safe, affordable food. Providing adequate…
USDA-APHIS to Review Research for Determination of Non-Regulated Status for Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed
…level in the seed. ULGCS expands the opportunities for cottonseed in the food and feed sectors, without adversely affecting the quality or value of the fiber or other byproducts such…