…farming practices are as efficient and as cost effective as possible. This is an important message for our consumers. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…met with elected officials, policy makers, ag leaders, consumers, students and many others. “This has been a tremendous opportunity for our organization to showcase agriculture. We’ve seen the vast power…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…toward far more regulation. Regulatory burdens create economic hardship that spreads across sectors, ultimately harming consumers. The broad regulatory scope of FSMA will surely create those burdens, all while doing…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…different tastes of consumers and the desires of farmers to produce for those consumers, no matter where they reside around the world. When the different tastes of different cultures are…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…the state’s 2002-2003 outbreak of exotic Newcastle disease, when the price of specialty eggs was less than or comparable to their conventional counterparts. “There’s definitely a point where consumers will…
Valley’s Gold Season 3 Premieres September 9 on ValleyPBS
…agriculture. “California farmers and ranchers are amazing,” said Jacobsen. “Valley’s Goldhelps consumers understand how crops are produced and processed by providing a behind-the-scenes look at the industry. Viewers will gain…
Food Expiration-part 1
In this the first part of her series on food expiration Cathy Isom tells us how expiration dates on packaging may be misleading consumers into tossing out perfectly good food….
California Dairy Families Challenge Consumers to “Pour It Forward” With Milk Donations
…said John Talbot, CEO of California Milk Advisory Board. “The Great American Milk Drive offers a tremendous opportunity for consumers to join us in supporting people in need and ensuring…
USFRA Survey Reveals Consumer Attitudes on Sustainability and Agriculture
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) is focused on answering questions consumers have about how food is grown and raised. These questions are often answered online on the organization’s…
Branding Importance in Marketing
…Director of Marketing Megan Shanley says the company is part of a group that is marketing its unique product to consumers. Shanley says branding is key in any industry to…
Fresno County Agricultural Value Sets Record
…the region. The production value may be larger than we have ever seen, but the economic activity and jobs that have been lost are staggering. “Consumers locally, domestically and worldwide…
Japanese Journalists Get Look at U.S. Beef Industry
…of Japanese consumers cling to a bias against U.S. agriculture, though it is not the actual products that concerns them. Rather, it tends to be the technology used in the…
USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency
…actionable insights to farmers, agriculture businesses, scientists or consumers. In addition, Microsoft is granting cloud-computing awards to aid university researchers and students who wish to take part in the challenge….
NCBA: Stabenow’s Solution Guarantees Trade War with Canada and Mexico
…place that consumers know, are willing to pay for, and that drive demand for U.S. beef. It is unfathomable that some are calling a program that forces our country into…