…Food and Agricultural Code. The report includes all tonnages of walnuts, raisins, and prunes that were either produced by the handler or purchased from producers. Final weighted average price, including…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…have shrunk, the world marketplace has become more competitive, and consumers are becoming increasingly interested in how their food is produced. “But these differences – these hurdles – will not…
National Vinegar Day
…could take months or up to a year. It comes in several varieties and has many uses for cooking and food preparation and cleaning and disinfecting. Some forms of vinegar…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…after fires, including new and improved seeding methods. Greater sage-grouse and other wildlife depend on native plant communities for food and habitat. The interagency team incorporated research planning already completed…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures…
Teal Pumpkins
…that means the homeowners will be passing out non-food items – for trick or treaters with food allergies. The Teal Pumpkin Project was started in 2014 as a national campaign…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the grocery store than most people in other…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…Department of Food and Agriculture, and on California farms, and in organizations throughout our agricultural community, that one, simple fact urges us all to prepare now for a future that…
Agri View: Population Growth Challenges
…increase food production. Certainly our farmers are. It is accepted that by 2075 the population of the world will reach seven billion people. It will take twice as much food…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
…The grants are a key element of USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative, which coordinates the Department’s work on local and regional food systems. Secretary Vilsack has identified…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
National farm association leaders unveiled plans for a “straight talk” campaign to engage the food industry in a dialogue on sustainable agriculture production, the marketing practices used to reach consumers,…
Judge Considering Merits of Beef Checkoff Lawsuit
…this week from attorneys representing R-CALF and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the Beef Checkoff program, according to Food Safety News. R-CALF alleges the Beef Checkoff is allowing the Montana…
Canada PM Warming up to TPP, CETA Still Possible
…(True-doh) told a youth summit this week it was “difficult to imagine” Canada rejecting the TPP. Specifically, he says: “It’s difficult to imagine a world where Canada would turn its…
Agri View: Country of Origin Labeling Choice
…the source of certain foods. Food products covered by the law include muscle cut and ground meats: lamb, goat, and chicken; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen…