In a continuing effort to help Americans make healthy food choices, and in honor of National Nutrition Month®, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a new campaign…
Proactive IPM Solutions Grants Available
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications for its Proactive IPM Solutions Program, administered by the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA). The…
Good Market for ‘Off’ California Avocados in 2019
…gluttony of fruit in stores in February due to a labor strike ending in Mexico. Once those packing lines started back up, Mexican fruit flooded the market and depressed prices. Bellamore said all…
Researching Soil Health Using Cover Crops
Research that is being made possible through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy Soils Demonstration Project is starting to take shape at multiple sites throughout the state. Researchers…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…to the U.S. every year. Official removal from the program will be a 60-day process that will ultimately make it challenging for Indian and Turkish exports to keep their prices…
USDA Predicts Increase in Farm Income for 2019
…which saw a decline of 16 percent. “We’re looking at higher prices and that will contribute to higher cash receipts,” said USDA Deputy Chief Economist Warren Preston, who noted that…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…chain that’s among the most complex food production systems in the world. Indeed, the scope of the analysis spanned five years, seven cattle-producing regions and used data from 2,270 survey…
The California Kitchen: Ricotta Gnocchi Untamed
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Ricotta Gnocchi Untamed with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: In a Food Processor On Low…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…in this difficult time,” stated Bob Lea, Chair of the CWC Market Development Committee. The Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP), along with the Food Purchase and Distribution Program, will assist…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…nationwide. “Many of our students have a strong interest in agriculture, food security and sustainability but are suburban students,” Wes Crawford from Sutherlin FFA in Oregon said. “This technology will…
Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve”
…Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on lab-grown fake meat oversight: “The formal agreement announced today (03-07-19) solidifies USDA’s lead oversight role in the production and labeling of lab-grown fake meat…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a formal…
USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…is it a food safety issue. In coordination with the pork industry, USDA’s Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach, has stated the following enhanced activities to intensify multi-agency…
Amazon to Diversify Grocery Portfolio
…offerings and prices. In January Whole Foods announced that it would stop developing new Whole Foods 365 locations, which were designed to be a small-format brand of store aimed at…