…An award to Oregon State University will improve management of potato early dying disease in the Pacific Northwest, a region that represents 57 percent of U.S. potato production. More information…
Year of Purple Foods
…sweet cereals like Frosted Flakes, there’s a healthy version in the color purple called Peace Cereal. The purple corn is rich in anthocyanins, which offer anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties. The…
Farm Bureau Asks Senate Committee to Advance EPA Nominee Susan Bodine
…and Compliance Assistance of the Environmental Protection Agency. Duvall’s letter to Chairman John Barrasso and Ranking Member Tom Carper of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works praised…
Second Lady Karen Pence, Secretary Perdue Unveil Beehive at Vice President’s Residence
…the Environmental Protection Agency led efforts to create a National Pollinator Health Strategy. The two agencies are working with a number of other federal departments to implement that strategy, which…
USDA Seeks Nominations for the National Organic Standards Board
…three experts in environmental protection and resource conservation; three representatives of public interest or consumer groups; an expert in toxicology, ecology, or biochemistry; an organic retailer; and an organic certifying…
USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
…applications for details. Previously funded projects include a State University of New York analysis of the economic and environmental impacts of willow and forest biomass for use in heat and…
Val Dolcini: New President and CEO of Pollinator Partnership
Val Dolcini has a new role in agriculture. We first met Dolcini when he was the California state executive director of the Farm Service Agency, then followed as he moved…
Healthy Diet with Affordable Produce
…filling but will also help you stay on point with your budget. Sweet potatoes. They’re loaded with tons of vitamins, plus fiber, and they’ll help lower your blood sugar. Other…
Five Reasons to Farm to Table
…before you eat. So, it so it’s much tastier. The second benefit of Farm to table is environmental sustainability. Aside from being healthier for you, local food is good for…
Agri View: Good Vidalia Onion Crop
…first grown in Georgia. What makes it so popular is the mild, sweet flavor. Growers say that flavor comes from the low acid in the soil. The original plant was…
Ractopamine Found in Pork Shipment from Canada to China
…reported by Reuters. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has temporarily stopped signing certificates that allow the meatpacker in question to export to China and has asked for any other shipments…
Ag Groups Seek Truck Weight Limits Increase
…to allow the states to engage in a pilot program to obtain information on the safety and environmental benefits of increasing the maximum commercial truck weight on interstate highways. In…
May Dairy Market Report
…month-to-month during most of 2017, and the March all-milk price was $1.60 per hundredweight under January. The March Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin was down $1.75 per hundredweight from last…
Tropical Fruit with a New Look-Pineapple
…producing these genetically modified beauties. The FDA said the pink pineapple simply has some genes toned down to keep the fruit of the flesh pinker and sweeter. Pink Pineapples are…
