…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…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…are not enrolled for the 2018 enrollment period will not be eligible for financial assistance from the ARC or PLC programs for the 2018 crop should crop prices or farm…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…innate immune response, according to ARS microbiologist Christi Swaggerty, in ARS’s Food and Feed Safety Research Unit. Using the new test, commercial poultry breeders can single out roosters that have…
New Film Discusses GMO Misinformation
…film and to see their responses to the film.” Food Evolution was commissioned by the Institute of Food Technologists and described as an independent investigation into biotechnology. Kennedy says the…
NAFTA Notice Would Devastate Farm Economy
…tough stance on the negotiations. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says even giving the notice would cause immediate harm. A group of 86 food and agriculture groups sent a letter to…