…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….
National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
…but in New York City, in 1762. Over the next 100 years, Irish immigration to the United States exploded. The new wave of immigrants brought their own food traditions, including…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…The consequence of a dying bee population impacts man at the highest levels on our food chain, posing an enormously grave threat to human survival. Since no other single animal…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Regarding Senate Voluntary GMO Labeling Vote
…and ranchers and turned their backs on rural America on this vote is an understatement. Their votes opposing this measure ignored science, threw our nation’s food system into disarray and…
NCGA Disappointed with Senate Vote
…food system, but we also need Congress to set clear, commonsense guidelines that are based in science and keep food affordable for American families. “We still see the possibility for…