…from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, along with input-output methods, to trace the path from country of origin to region of consumption for forest-risk products. The MTED-GTAP global…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…the Summer Food Service Program. Together, these programs comprise America’s nutrition safety net. For more information, visit www.fns.usda.gov. Share this Post California Freight in Crisis: Wildwood Express on the Pressures…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…ranchers have shown their ability to protect the environment, while producing a cornucopia of food and farm products that not only creates sustainable economic stimulus, but helps feed the rest…
Trump Administration Commits to Continued Staunch Defense of U.S. Food and Beverage Manufacturers Using Common Food Names
…particularly by the European Union (EU). The report highlighted ongoing threats to U.S. companies that legally use common food names both within the United States and in global trade. USTR’s…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Edward Buckler is the first person to receive the National Academy of Science’s (NAS) Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences. Buckler will be recognized for…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Bipartisan Breakfast with House Agriculture Leaders
…Member, MN-07), Robert Aderholt (Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, AL-04), and Sanford Bishop (Ranking Member, GA-02). Following the…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Decision to Improve NAFTA
…the food and agricultural industries and beyond. The fact is, 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States and over 20 percent of U.S. farm income…
Farm Bureau Responds to President’s Tax Plan
…not add to the challenges of growing our nation’s food, fuel and fiber. We are ready to work with the administration and Congress to address all of agriculture’s needs in…
Natural Make-up
Cathy Isom looks into the world of natural make-up. She gives you some foods that you can eat and also wear. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Farmers Share of the Food Dollar is Still Low
…dollar. The food dollar series for the USDA’s Economic Research Service measures annual spending by consumers on domestically produced food. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Share…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…regions. Funding is made through a NIFA program that brings food and agricultural science education to United States insular areas. “The next great food safety scientist could be a student…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…antimicrobial-use practices in 2016 before FDA’s implementation of policies that eliminated the use of medically important antimicrobials for growth promotion purposes in food-producing animals and required veterinary oversight of such…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…(PSA) trainers. The PSA trainers have trained 136 participants, including program evaluators. Another previously-funded Food Safety Outreach Program project is Oregon State University’s Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety….
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Duvall of Georgia, beef cattle and poultry farmer, president, American Farm Bureau Federation Valerie Earley of Minnesota, recent graduate of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural…