…the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations includes a Standard of Identity for “Parmesan and reggiano cheese”. This defines both aspects of the production process and of the final…
Tree Nut Theft Training Seminar
The Western Agricultural Processors Association and the American Pistachio Growers will host a Tree Nut Theft Training Seminar on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Modesto. The…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…trade between the United States and Cuba.” During their bilateral meeting today, Secretary Vilsack and Cuban Minster of Agriculture Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero will sign a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
Courtesy: UC ANR A collaboration across the United States is looking to find new solutions to an old issue with johnsongrass. Johnsongrass is an ongoing issue in many different areas,…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…the name definitively refers to the city in Western New York. The most authoritative account is by New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin, who investigated the dish’s history in 1980 as…
Western View: Yosemite Names trademarked
…treasure. Western View: Yosemite Names trademarked The company took this action around the time the internet was being born. The internet, as we all know, has changed the world, and…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
Everett Griner talks about an attempt to grow a coffee crop in the United States in today’s Agri View. Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S. From: California Bountiful.com Elevating…
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 other historically high yielding honey states – the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota. The northern Plains and Midwestern states that have regionally always produced the nation’s most honey have been severely…
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…after the introduction of gas tractors, automobiles, and trucks during the first decade of the 20th century, the horse and mule population in the United States continued to grow until…
Three California Organizations for Climate Action Leadership
…California’s water supply. Cisco Systems received the Supply Chain Leadership Award for engaging all suppliers to have strong sustainability programs. The Government Authorities (comprising the Western Riverside Council of Governments,…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…United States purchased $789 million in local foods from farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food processors and manufacturers in school year 2013 – 2014, according to results from the U.S. Department…
Today is National Ag Day
…average person in the United States eats four and one half pounds a year. In the United States, broccoli was probably first grown by immigrants from Italy in home gardens…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…a sweet onion of certain varieties, grown in a production area defined by law of the U.S. state of Georgia and by the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)….