Shoppers may be paying less than expected for some food categories, per USDA’s latest outlook at food price inflation trends. Lower Food Price Inflation Rate Now Expected This Year…
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, voluntarily applied seven conservation practices to reduce pollutants by 788 tons—an equivalent of 170,000 low emissions vehicles for the NOx reductions alone. “The work we…
Leftover Easter Eggs
…Easter Safe to Eat?: Ivillage.com “Easter egg guidelines” http://parenting.ivillage.com/gs/gscelebrations/0,,44ld,00.html Answerbag “Can I eat Easter eggs after they’ve been dyed?” www.answerbag.com/q_view/53474 YahooAnswers “Is the Easter egg dye edible?” USDA Fact Sheets:…
LBAM Quarantine Change
…to confirm their identity. Pupae are brown, about 11 mm long. Hosts LBAM has been associated with many plants representing 290 genera (USDA 2008). These genera contain over 2000 species…
Toolkit to Assess Economic Impact of Local Foods
…one of the four pillars of USDA’s commitment to rural economic development. Over the course of this Administration, USDA has helped farmers, ranchers, and businesses access the growing market for…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…ranchers. While in Cuba with President Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will allow the 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and 18 Marketing Order organizations to conduct…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
Department Also to Serve as Permanent Co-Chair of the National Drought Resilience Partnership In celebration of World Water Day, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded more than $8.5…
Annual Post-Harvest Pest Control Seminar
…USDA-ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory; Ft. Pierce, Florida Trevor Suslow, Extension Research Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences; University of California, Davis Adrian Sbodio, Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences; University of…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…Cuba, Secretary Vilsack announced that USDA will allow the 22 industry-funded Research and Promotion Programs and 18 Marketing Order organizations to conduct authorized research and information exchange activities with Cuba….
Confusing Chicken Labels
…and Turkeys… for Today and Tomorrow To ensure the chicken you buy at the store is safe and clean, the USDA developed the modern poultry inspection system. These safety standards…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…and products to help sustain industry growth. For example, USDA’s Risk Management Agency will use the information to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…Newsweek ran an article outlining the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement that it will provide a $3 million subsidy in order to help the one animal on the planet…
Citrus Research Board Hires Dr. Melinda Klein as Chief Research Scientist
…USDA-ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, studying iron transport in legumes. After earning her BS from UC Davis majoring in Plant Sciences, she obtained her PhD in Plant Physiology…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
…of other parts of USDA. Its sole mission is to provide fair and timely hearings and appeals to USDA program participants. Any person who receives an adverse program decision from…