The new round of federal dietary guidelines includes updates on topics such as sugar, sodium and cholesterol. Rod Bain reports. Some Updates From Updated Dietary Guidelines…
2015 Dietary Guidelines Support Lean Beef in a Healthy Diet
…protein and B vitamins, with fewer calories than many plant-based sources of protein.” Updated every five years, this report serves as the foundation for federal nutrition policy and shapes the…
New Dietary Guidelines Released by USDA and HHS
…was composed of prestigious researchers in the fields of nutrition, health, and medicine, and by consideration of public and federal agency comments. Since 1980, HHS and USDA have shared a…
Farmer Drone Rules
…as UAS, or drones, will have to wait a little longer despite the Federal Aviation Administration recent announcement of web-based aircraft registration for drone technology. Drone Rules From FAA website…
The Western View: Sagebrush Rebellion
…control of these public lands away from the federal government. Both of these families are ranchers, who lease large tracts of land to graze their cattle. Both families have a…
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
…grown longer, and the frequency, size and severity of wildland fires has increased. The 2015 fires stretched across federal, state and private land with Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington being…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…biology, business administration, engineering, education, communication, and consumer sciences to fill the remaining 39% of openings College graduates with expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and the environment are…
Agri View: GMO Salmon
…the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company’s New Animal Drug Application for the production, sale, and consumption of its AquAdvantage® Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that has…
NPPC Year in Review
…Corps of Engineers. The rule went into effect in August of this year but is on hold by a federal court, for now. Other major issues in 2016 include the…
Agri View: Drones-Technology Driven
…BuzzFeed News Reporter A large drone capable of carrying tanks of fertilizers and pesticides for farming was given approval Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Yamaha RMAX is the…
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…antibiotics. (It’s worth noting that, under federal law, there are never any antibiotics in meat.) More recently, the ranch has had to bring in hay for the cows to eat,…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…its December 30 average. Lake Shasta north of Redding and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir now holds 1.4 MAF, 31 percent of its 4.55 million acre-foot capacity…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and consumer needs. The state board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government…
SNAP Hunger
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the federal government’s most important tool for fighting poverty. Cathy Isom looks into why Americans who rely on food stamps are still…