…(NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with…
CDFA Part of Award-Winning Team in 2015 Our Promise Campaign
“Food and Charity,” an award-winning kickoff event for the 2015 Our Promise campaign California State Government’s Our Promise campaign, an opportunity for all state employees to practice charitable giving at…
Toolkit to Assess Economic Impact of Local Foods
…local and regional food systems. The Local Food System Toolkit provides detailed guidance in seven modules to measure and assess the expected economic impacts of local food investments. Using real-world…
Identifying HLB From Bacteria Proteins
…that the proteins secreted by the 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…
What is GMO Food?
…Genetically modified foods or GM foods, also genetically engineered foods, are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. Genetic…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…USAID to rapidly detect and respond to emerging viruses such as Ebola. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, which protects public and animal health in partnership with the…
Purple Produce
…Schueller, “Purple Reigns” Find out how purple sweet potatoes, purple cauliflower, purple cabbage and more foods can help fight disease. “Only humans and birds have color vision,” notes David Heber,…
Agri View: Apple Orchards
…was an essential part of civilized life during the Persian Empire, grown as much for their aesthetic pleasures as for good food. The Greeks acquired the Persian affinity for apples…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
…potable water reuse systems in the United States. University of California Riverside, Riverside, Calif. to measure levels of contaminants of emerging concern in common vegetables and other food crops irrigated…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
Leaders from across the U.S. agriculture and food sectors are expressing support and optimism in new opportunities for collaboration with their Cuban counterparts, announced during President Obama’s historic visit to…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…announced will support research, education, and outreach through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Water for Agriculture Challenge Area, administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)….
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…for food that is safe, rich in healthy protein and affordable. Through research and innovation the industry will continue to be at the forefront of advances in food production, and…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…delicacy in 50 years By Joseph Stromberg It seems that buffalo chicken wings may have become the country’s favorite football-watching food. While the annual rumors that we’re running out of…