…largely unnoticed by consumers,” said Craig McNamara, president of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. “Communicating this information is critical to help improve the understanding that farmers not…
NFU Statement on Proposed Senate GMO Labeling Bill
…while public concerns about GMOs are evaluated by federal agencies. “NFU also values consumer rights, including the ability of consumers to have access to as much pertinent information as they…
Agri View: GMO Foods Ruling
…that many consumers are interested in whether food ingredients are derived from genetically engineered plants, and has issued guidance for manufacturers who wish to voluntarily label their foods as containing…
TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture
…tariffs (i.e. taxes) that other countries put on American agricultural products helps make our products more affordable for foreign consumers—and therefore more enticing to buy. For example, once the TPP…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…will give less milk for months to come. Less milk going to market will be felt by consumers, as well as by dairy farmers.” The Texas producers are working with…
Fresh Express $500,000 for Safety Research Campaign
…Kenneth Diveley. “We are honored to help support the CPS in this mission so that consumers can remain confident in the safety of their produce.” “Fresh Express joins a growing…
Heart Health Month
…Producer Dave Fugate says the campaign is strategically positioned during a time when consumers tend to focus on dieting. So this will help make them aware of the heart health…
Third Farm in Ca. Awarded Top Grassfed and Animal Welfare Certification
…on concrete and eat corn. Cattle are designed to thrive on grass and we follow nature’s intentions.” As consumers wake up to the damaging impact that intensive farming is having…
‘My Job Depends on Ag’ at the World Ag Expo
…jobs depend on ag”. By putting a face with entire agriculture industry chain, we hope the impact of agriculture will be recognized by not just political leaders, but consumers as…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…home grown produce sent to California. The vast majority of invasive species infestations in California occur not on farms, but in our urban and suburban residential areas. Consumers are urged…
Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business
…that millennials of legal drinking age represent about 25 percent of consumers over age 21, but account for 35 percent of beer consumption, 32 percent of spirits, but only 20…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…industrialists and consumers. Limagrain is the fourth largest seed company in the world (field seeds and vegetable seeds), the European leader for functional flours, and the No. 1 French industrial…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…interests, but will also respond to and maximize the interests of farmers and consumers around the world. We look forward to Michel Demaré remaining on the Board as Vice Chairman…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…of delegates to the AFBF’s 97th Annual Convention in Orlando. The board-approved plan focuses the organization’s attention on a number of key issues including: Creating a more-positive dialogue with consumers…