…that the United States is the “lowest-cost and most technologically innovative producer of food in the world … and has the safest food on the planet” because of the country’s…
Celebrating National Sandwich Day
Continuing with celebrating our favorite foods this week, today is no exception. Cathy Isom has us honoring one of America’s most popular lunchtime foods. That’s coming up on This Land…
Cargill Aiming for Birth to Burger Beef Audit
…cited research showing consumers want more information about their food, saying the pilot program will help Cargill implement the standard to provide customers “an increased level of trust in the…
USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure
…New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The loans are being provided through USDA Rural Development’s Electric Program, which is the successor to the…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…litter the front of LJB Farms, a family-owned business peddling food just off Highway 101 for over four decades. “My brother and I started it back in 1976 or 1978….
Almond Board: Leadership Program Personal Experience
…tells us why he got involved. He tells us what he’s learned through the Almond Leadership Program. He says he would definitely recommend the program to others. Applications for the…
Celebrate National Deviled Egg Day
…food, appeared in 1786. It was in the 19th century that it came to be used when referring to spicy or zesty food, including eggs prepared with mustard, pepper or…
Another Successful California Small Farm Conference
…farming operations, farmers markets, and production facilities. The short courses offered attendees an opportunity to hear approaches for beginning a cottage foods business as well as a study of the…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
…nutritious food to low-income communities. This funding is available through NIFA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “This program reaches into neighborhoods across America…
Campbell Soup Company Joins Plant Based Lobbying Group
…and plant-only food companies that market to vegans and vegetarians. However, an industry expert points out that: “Plant-based foods and proteins are not exclusive to vegetarian and vegan households any…
Voting Begins for 2017 FSA County Committee Elections
…and disaster programs, and emergency programs and eligibility. Producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. Approximately 1.7 million…
Data Integration Vital to the Farm of the Future
…an opportunity to review a continuous pump program, along with presentations on how some pump monitoring products function. There was also an examination of the economics and logistics behind gathering…
Seed Company Helps Jump-start Elementary Garden
…be released for certain donations.” Those donations can be in the form of seed, transplants and even produce. Scott said they harvest some trials specifically to donate to local food…
Consumers See ‘Organic’ and ‘non-GM’ Food Labels as Synonymous
A study by Florida State University shows consumers regularly mix up food labels. Florida State University’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences says consumers mix up foods labeled “organic” and…