The President will be proposing a program that would ensure that all students who get free or reduced cost lunches during the school year would have access to food during…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…help make the American food supply more resilient in the face of climate change. “In yet another example of how public and private resources can be leveraged together to address…
Pet Emergency Plan
…in case you do have to get out of your home for some reason. The kit with extra food, maybe an extra collar and leash and any medications your pet…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…as GM foods. 2. Why are GM foods produced? GM foods are developed – and marketed – because there is some perceived advantage either to the producer or consumer of…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…of fruit and vegetable producers — Dole Foods, Chiquita, Driscoll Berries, Taylor Farms. But the distance between the two places could soon seem a little smaller, thanks in part to…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
…the state for inevitable new droughts yet to come.” Bettencourt emphasized that adding more storage to the state and federal water project systems will benefit more than just people and…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
Everett Griner talks about the different cheese flavors in today’s Agri View. Cheese Flavors From Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia Cheese Cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced…
A New Food Price Forecast for 2016
What kind of price situation are food shoppers expected to face in 2016? A New Food Price Forecast for 2016…
Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
Everett Griner talks about organic food production being compromised in today’s Agri View. Organic Food Scammers From Scambusters.org Organic food scams Some top names in the grocery retailing business, as…
National Peanut Butter Day
Celebrating a classic American food and lunchtime staple. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Sunday, January 24th, is National Peanut Butter Day. And there’s a pretty good…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
…California Department of Food and Agriculture has detected huanglongbing (HLB) in an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) captured live through routine monitoring in the area of Los Angeles County currently under…
Agri View: Vegetables-A Small Choice
…Build a Healthy Eating Style All food and beverage choices matter – focus on variety, amount, and nutrition. Focus on making healthy food and beverage choices from all five food…
Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
The Almond Board is helping the industry with new regulations for the Food Safety Modernization Act, and Good Agricultural Practices, or GAPs. Sabrina Hill has more. GAPs for Food Safety…
Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues
…the interior and northwest and also in Northern California” Several weak to moderate systems this week are expected to bring up to 2 to 4 inches of rain or snow…