Photo by Michael Burrows on Pexels.com The latest Food Price Outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) highlights the largest inflation rate in grocery prices in more than 10…
Add Years to Your Life Eating the Right Diet
…types of food people eat. Researchers have developed a tool for people to use to determine how their diet changes could alter their life expectancy. It’s called the Food 4…
Almond Update: Every Vote is Important in ABC Election
…and food safety.” Ballots will need to be received by ABC by May 26. Any independent grower or handler that has not received a ballot is encouraged to contact Toni…
NRCS Seeks Cooperative Agreement Proposals to Further Conservation Efforts
…like the Department of Conservation, Department of Food and Ag, and many environmental and non-government organizations that have the capability, the staff, and expertise, to assist us in implementing conservation…
Almond Matters: Staying in Front of Ant Problems
…temperatures warming up, ants will become more active and will be out in orchards foraging for food sources. “Their colony is going to get bigger and stronger and they’re going…
Feral Swine in America: USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia
…with the overarching goal to protect agricultural and natural resources, property, animal health, and human health and safety by managing damage caused by feral swine in the United States and…
Beef Sustainability Campaign Reaches 96 Million Consumers
…consumers say they care about beef’s impact on the land and environment or change their behaviors to encourage it. However, factors like taste, safety, appearance and price are still more…
Another Quarter of Increased Sales for Organic Fresh Produce
…of this year will tell a similar story as we move further away from 2020 when the pandemic shuttered most foodservice, causing supermarket sales to soar.” Conventional produce experienced similar…
Growing Matters: Following Label Directions is the First Part of Protecting Pollinators
…do to make sure that your applications don’t impact non-target organisms.” Label directions are developed with a variety of health and safety concerns in mind, including pollinator health. Wong noted…
Emphasizing the Need to Call 811 before Digging
…Of Ours. The Pipeline Operators for Ag Safety, a nonprofit campaign promoting farm and ranch safety near pipelines and underground utilities, are emphasizing the need to call 811 before beginning…
USDA Makes Earth Day Investment of Nearly $800 Million in Climate-Smart Infrastructure
…Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
…Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and…
VofV: Farming’s Secret Weapon – California Community Colleges
…community colleges represent the largest system of education in the U.S. For instance, the AgTechX Ed workforce development program spearheaded by Western Growers and California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
Nearly a dozen agricultural organizations are continuing to encourage the revising of gene editing regulations. Oversight of genetically engineered food animals is currently handled by the U.S. Food and Drug…