…(GAP) audits, which are voluntary audits to verify that farms are following industry-recognized food safety practices and recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration. Produce buyers, large and small, are…
Record Growth in U.S. Organic Producers
…local foods. Under Secretary Vilsack, USDA has supported providing consumers a stronger connection to their food with more than $1 billion in investments to over 40,000 local and regional food…
Pork Producers Support ‘CARB’ Recommendations
…producing safe food,” Weber said. “So ensuring they continue to work against diseases is vital to producers.” The PACCARB report also looked at federal government efforts over the past six…
Secretary Ross in Vietnam
…more than three decades, WUSATA has offered programs and services to assist exporters of high-value food and agricultural products. There are three short videos chronicling the trip, so far. The…
Backyard Chicks
…per week. Be VERY careful of fire hazards! Food & water – chick crumbles / starter & a chick waterer (see our list of homemade feeders & waterers) Play time…
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
…consumer. Jobs and farmland will continue to be eliminated and the safest food supply grown in our nation will be compromised as local farming operations are outsourced to foreign soil….
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Her current vision for the foundation is to ensure that every student develops an appreciation and curiosity to learn about where their food and…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
USDA Announces over $90 Million Available to Support Local Food Systems, Specialty Crop Producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of more than $90 million in…
Some Regions Prime for Dairy Exports
…in their 50’s probably won’t. He says the demand growth in the world, both for the amount of food they have and the amount of food they’ll need, will favor…
Creating an Easy and Fast HLB Test
…bacterium that is associated with HLB are moved rapidly throughout the tree in the phloem, the food-conducting tissue of the plant. Pathogen-specific proteins in the phloem could be a more…
Homegrown Strawberries
…again or replanted each year. In fact, they are prolific growers and will provide food for half a decade before tiring out. But, not to worry, they are also very…
Agri View: Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop
…which has numerous uses. The plant is classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Fat-free (defatted) soybean meal is a significant…
Vilsack to Travel to Germany and France
…with German Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt and other government officials, as well as with an organization of rural youth and young farmers. He will discuss how the…
Healthier Shopping
Can shoppers in a supermarket be nudged to buy healthier foods, for example, buying items for a complete meal with all of the food groups? Cathy Isom tells us how…