Leaders from across the U.S. agriculture and food sectors are expressing support and optimism in new opportunities for collaboration with their Cuban counterparts, announced during President Obama’s historic visit to…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…announced will support research, education, and outreach through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Water for Agriculture Challenge Area, administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)….
Tree Nut Theft Training Seminar
…seminar will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. with lunch included. Both Associations hosted the Nut Theft Summit in December 2015 to alert the California tree nut…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…for food that is safe, rich in healthy protein and affordable. Through research and innovation the industry will continue to be at the forefront of advances in food production, and…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…delicacy in 50 years By Joseph Stromberg It seems that buffalo chicken wings may have become the country’s favorite football-watching food. While the annual rumors that we’re running out of…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
Irrigation systems managed from iPads, animal nutrition tracked by computer chips, and tractors that drive using GPS are only a few examples of the ways farmers and ranchers use…
Milk Pricing Complexity Leads Dairy Conference
…Gallagher with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America executive for food, agriculture and wine, Cornelius Gallagher, talked to attendees at the inaugural Golden State Dairy Conference about predicting…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…state and federal water projects, with vast tracts of farmland fallowed and drinking water systems failing in some communities. It is important to note that nearly all areas served by…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
FDA Announces Funding Opportunity for States to Support Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Rule The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today laid the groundwork…
Maple Syrup and Brain Health
…another type of phenolic compound found in grape skins and red wine that has been shown to have anticancer benefits in addition to its neuroprotective effects. “Natural food products such…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…obsession or interest in food and food crops.” Bean to cup Good Land Organics sells the green coffee beans wholesale to international and domestic clients and to local coffee roasters….
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…list of qualified items that can go to food banks. AB 152 by Assemblymember Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, builds on a bill passed in 2011 by extending the income tax credit…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; master’s degree in home economics, nutrition and dietetics option at Fresno State; and her Ph.D. in food systems management at Oregon State University, Corvallis….