…Disease Board of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Additional information: * Related: Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce’s disease in grapevines: http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10151 * Related: UC Davis cracks the walnut…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
…County Sheriff Detective Matt Calkins says his county is all too familiar with the crime. Butte County held a summit several years ago much like Tulare County did last month…
Huanglongbing Disease Spread and Characteristics
Huanglongbing disease can spread really quick across California’s citrus industry, just ask the state of Florida. Mike Irey with Southern Gardens Citrus in Florida spoke at a HLB technology summit…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…We recently welcomed a group of mommy and food bloggers to our farm and cattle facilities as part of a three-day Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Soybean Association tour of…
Stallman Ready to Pass the Gavel – #AFBF16
…media and elsewhere. “You know, we farmers used to complain that no one paid any attention to what we did—that people thought their food just came from the grocery store—and…
Agri View: Check First
…your food. If you’re looking to avoid drive-through nightmares, a new study from QSR magazine, a fast-food industry trade publication, sheds light on which chains are failing to deliver. To…
Town Hall Meeting With Tom Vilsack and Bob Stallman Focuses on Farm Policy
…because we have great farmers,” Vilsack emphasized. “The average American doesn’t worry about where their food will come from because of the hard work farmers and ranchers do every day.”…
Barbara Corcoran Gives Farmers Tips for Taking Charge of Their Brand
…public understand the business of the family farm. After seven years of investing in new businesses on “Shark Tank,” Corcoran found the majority of her investments were in food businesses….
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $3 million in grants to advance the use of co-robots that benefit and assist stakeholders in…
Vilsack on Campbell’s GMO Labels
…issue. The company will advocate for federal legislation that would require all foods and beverages regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
National Milk Day
…when milk was first delivered in sterilized glass bottles. So make a toast to this wonderful food, and be sure to thank the dairy farmers who produce it. National Milk…
Agri View: The Gourd
…numerous uses throughout history, including as tools, musical instruments, objects of art, film, and food. History L. siceraria was brought to Europe and the Americas very early in history, being…
Women in Agriculture Are a Big Deal – #AFBF16
Women in agriculture are a big deal, in part because consumers are eager to get to know them and how they produce food, according to Sherry Saylor, chair of the…
Stallman to Farmers and Ranchers: Stand Up and Be Counted
…elsewhere. “You know, we farmers used to complain that no one paid any attention to what we did—that people thought their food just came from the grocery store—and that we…