…Many people would like to see it disappear. But, the true fact is that the rest of the country cannot do without the food and the other crops produced by…
CFBF Advocates for Reasonable Regulation
The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) supports a program of reasonable regulation the legislative deadline approaches. While appreciating the importance of safety and health in agricultural production, CFBF advocates for…
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
…over all other foods such as dairy, seafood, produce and packaged foods. The USDA and the FDA are partnering in many key areas, including the implementation of produce safety measures…
Elderberry Project Evaluates Viability of California Production
…Program in collaboration with Cloverleaf Farm, UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, the UC Agriculture Issues Center, along with four Central Valley growers. The UC study is designed…
Secretary Perdue to Speak at World Meat Conference This Summer
…31st, during the “Global Politics of Food” session. The U.S. Meat Export Federation, the organization hosting the global event, announced the appearance by Perdue. USMEF CEO Emeritus Philip Seng says…
NAFTA Talks to Continue, Optimism Increasing
…round, while making progress on customs and food sanitation issues. However, two of the biggest issues, auto trade and a sunset clause, remain. Some speculate that the trade agreement renegotiation…
Census of Agriculture – Deadline Coming Fast
…in community planning, farm assistance programs, technology development, farm advocacy, agribusiness setup, rural development, and more. Farm operations of all sizes which produced and sold, or normally would have sold,…
Register for Rice Technical Working Group Conference
…Vice President of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). A series of keynote speakers will be addressing subjects such as global food security and…
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
…This Land of Ours. Behind Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday comes in second place for Americans to consume the most food and beverages in one day. The most popular thing to…
Dairy Industry Emphasizing Unity
…processors. At the same time, they’d like to improve nutrition and build domestic demand through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The House recently included provisions to help the nation’s dairy…
U.S. Food Exports to Cuba Rising
The hard-line rhetoric against Cuba in Washington, D.C., has led to a chink in the diplomatic ties formed in the Obama-era. However, the amount of food exports going from the…
Some Sections of NAFTA Negotiations Closer to Completion
…NAFTA negotiator says that the sixth round of talks could lead to a revamped sanitary and phytosanitary chapter of the pact. Politico says that chapter covers rules on food safety…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…program selects 20 university undergraduates and 10 graduate students based on essays on agricultural careers and challenges. These students major in agriculture-related studies, including business, economics, communications, nutrition, food science,…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…nutrition and health findings in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs. The latest issue can be found at https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/fnrb/2018/fnrb0118/ The popular online…