Move over millennials, the next generation of food industry influencers has arrived. Although members of Generation Z are just now entering adulthood, their impact on the food industry is already…
State Ag Officials Set 2018 Policy Priorities
…the Food Safety Modernization Act a priority for the year. NASDA President and Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture, Steve Reviczky, says of the priorities, that “state departments of agriculture set the…
Agri View: California Farming a Different Business
…Many people would like to see it disappear. But, the true fact is that the rest of the country cannot do without the food and the other crops produced by…
CFBF Advocates for Reasonable Regulation
The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) supports a program of reasonable regulation the legislative deadline approaches. While appreciating the importance of safety and health in agricultural production, CFBF advocates for…
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
…activities. The FDA is implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which shifts the food safety paradigm from one of reaction to prevention of foodborne illness. Under FSMA, the…
Elderberry Project Evaluates Viability of California Production
…Program in collaboration with Cloverleaf Farm, UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, the UC Agriculture Issues Center, along with four Central Valley growers. The UC study is designed…
Secretary Perdue to Speak at World Meat Conference This Summer
…31st, during the “Global Politics of Food” session. The U.S. Meat Export Federation, the organization hosting the global event, announced the appearance by Perdue. USMEF CEO Emeritus Philip Seng says…
NAFTA Talks to Continue, Optimism Increasing
…round, while making progress on customs and food sanitation issues. However, two of the biggest issues, auto trade and a sunset clause, remain. Some speculate that the trade agreement renegotiation…
Register for Rice Technical Working Group Conference
…Vice President of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). A series of keynote speakers will be addressing subjects such as global food security and…
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
…This Land of Ours. Behind Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday comes in second place for Americans to consume the most food and beverages in one day. The most popular thing to…
U.S. Food Exports to Cuba Rising
The hard-line rhetoric against Cuba in Washington, D.C., has led to a chink in the diplomatic ties formed in the Obama-era. However, the amount of food exports going from the…
Some Sections of NAFTA Negotiations Closer to Completion
…NAFTA negotiator says that the sixth round of talks could lead to a revamped sanitary and phytosanitary chapter of the pact. Politico says that chapter covers rules on food safety…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…program selects 20 university undergraduates and 10 graduate students based on essays on agricultural careers and challenges. These students major in agriculture-related studies, including business, economics, communications, nutrition, food science,…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…nutrition and health findings in the latest issue of the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Food and Nutrition Research Briefs. The latest issue can be found at https://www.ars.usda.gov/oc/fnrb/2018/fnrb0118/ The popular online…