House Agriculture Committee Begins Food Waste Review The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to understand the sources and impacts of food waste. Members heard from a variety of witnesses…
Grower Warns CA of HLB Tough Reality
…the thing you have to do is go cut that tree down today,” Spyke said. Listen to Spyke’s Full Interview The California Department of Food and Agriculture has taken this…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Technology, Innovation and Food Waste in the Bay Area Meeting on May 31st in Emeryville and June 1st in Palo Alto…
Agri View: Food Distribution
Everett Griner talks about problems with food distribution in today’s Agri View. Food Distribution From: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Major Food Supply and Distribution Problems Urban…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…of an agricultural product ever conducted. The risk assessment conducted by Germany and reviewed by the European Food Safety Agency included more than 90,000 pages of data. It also had…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
Congressional legislation introduced on Wednesday aims to help consumers understand if their food is safe to eat. According to the Washington Post, the legislation is known as the Food Date…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…dairy program for the future,” Mooney said of the program, which was developed following the recession-induced dairy price crash seven years ago. The program offers dairy farmers the ability to…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…in rural America,” said Dolcini. “The Biomass Crop Assistance Program currently supports more than 890 growers and landowners farming nearly 49,000 acres to establish and produce dedicated, nonfood energy crops…
Agri View: Pollinators Habitat
…benefit each other- bees provide a way for plants to reproduce by dispersing their pollen, and plants provide bees with nectar as a food source. Climate change is affecting pollination…
Sheet Mulching
…take pictures as you go along! Enjoy creating your new garden area! Learn More at City of Santa Barbara Water Conservation Program Download the “Sheet Mulching from the Ground Up”…
Agri View: Dining Out
…uncertainty. Sales at food service and drinking places jumped nearly 8% last year from 2014, more than double the pace of growth for total retail sales. Employment at restaurants and…
AFBF Supports GMO Study
…crops are safe and beneficial to agriculture, human health and the environment. “The Academies also found that we do not need a label for food made from genetically engineered crops…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…the public who have concerns about GE crops and foods, as well as those who feel that there are great benefits to be had from GE crops,” said Gould. Effects…
Almond Board: Introducing Almond Alliance of California
…in the California Almond community. The Almond Board of California (ABC) and its board of directors and executive staff provided invaluable assistance in defining the critical issues of concern, mapping…