…commission, even from food processors who are looking at the chunk of money to go toward water recycling projects to go on plants, there could be a lot of diversity…
NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
…Services (HHS) to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The Food Security is National Security Act also directs CFIUS to consider U.S. food and agriculture systems…
U.S. Lacking in Organic Meat Processors
…of U.S.-produced organic food exceed $6 billion annually, federal funding into organic production has not kept pace. The report says the reason for the funding gap is unclear, according to…
Trump to Host China’s President Next Month at Mar-a-Lago
…says the planned summit would follow a string of other recent U.S.-China meetings, and conversations seeking to reaffirm ties following months of strong rhetoric from Trump against China. During his…
Ozone Pollution Damages China Rice Production
Yield Losses Could Endanger Global Food Security By Pat Bailey, UC Davis News Ozone pollution damages rice plants when they are forming their “panicles,” the flowering spikes where the grain…
Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day this Week
…Attendees will have the opportunity to take part in more than 50 demonstrations and booths, which focus on how food is produced, the diversity of Fresno County agriculture and nutritional…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…help our farms, our food and our families. Historically, support from the Farm Bill has allowed us to excel at innovation. For example, federal research dollars have helped: Improve the…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…Broadcasting news service. Cascadian Farm invests in Kernza® perennial grain with promising restorative benefits for farms Cascadian Farm, a pioneer in the organic food movement, and parent company General Mills…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
…number of exhibits that allow them to climb on tractors, pet a variety of farm animals and learn the process of how food gets from the farm to the fork….
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…is the H-2A temporary and seasonal foreign agricultural workforce program, intended to help employers with short-term labor needs. Many jobs in farming and food processing are not seasonal and thus…
Kansas Governor Brownback May Be An Ambassador
…to three different organizations that combat world hunger. They include the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. From the National…
Agri View: Food and Health Problems
Everett Griner talks about health problems and the food you eat in today’s Agri View. Food and Health Problems Is it just my imagination or is it the food we…
Handling Raw Chicken – Part Two
…we do. United States Department of Food and Agriculture Safety Specialist Marianne Gravely also points out another important precautions we can take before bringing poultry home from the grocery store….
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…Act — a $7.5 billion water bond for investments in the state’s water management systems, includes $2.7 billion for public benefits related to new water storage projects. Those public benefits…