USDA and others are now setting their sights on the goal of reducing US food waste by half in the next fifteen years. Rod Bain reports. A National Food Waste…
The Western View: California Grown
…the safest food ever produced. American- grown and processed food, whether conventionally grown or organic, is produced with the least amount of the safest pesticides, and those levels are carefully…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
…Food and Agriculture and the Viticulture and Enology Research Center. This week the Fresno State campus begins its National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with the first of 20 events on…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…report to USDA the prices they pay for cattle, hogs and sheep purchased from farmers and ranchers for slaughter, as well as the prices they receive for the sale of…
Household Food Security in the US – Part 2
What the latest food security report revealed about children in rural America. Food Security -Part 2…
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) and the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA) are hosting their 23rd annual Fertilizer Research Conference at…
CDFA Seeks Public Comments on New Program Priorities of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on new program priorities being developed for the 2016 Special Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Through a two-phase…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…work ahead. We are proud to be a force for truth for American agriculture.” AAW has been sponsored by some of the nation’s leading food and agribusiness organization, including: McCain…
CDFA Seeks Public Comments On New Program Priorities
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on new program priorities being developed for the 2016 Special Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Through a two-phase…
Household Food Security in the U.S. – Part 1
In the first of her series on food security Cathy Isom tells us what a recent study is revealing about household food security. Food Security-Part 1…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
We will soon be able to fully assess how the federal Food Safety Modernization Act might impact California agriculture — but the signs so far point to a sizable regulatory…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…food and prevent disease triggered by habitat overcrowding. Winter-flooded rice and corn fields can provide more than 50 percent of the food migrating waterfowl need, experts said. Stakeholder discussions with…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…canned meat and seafood. “With state and federal policy emphasis on increasing fresh food in our diets, the bill is a real benefit to food banks and farmers,” Gamper said….
Salad and Veggies – Part 2
In the second part of her series, Cathy Isom tells us about the items you already have in your kitchen to help keep your food from making you sick. Safe…