…yard. USDA Food Safety Expert Marianne Gravely says if you plan on eating those eggs later, there are some things you need to know. One – buy the eggs now….
Reebok to Manufacture Shoes Made from Corn, Organic Cotton
…that grow.” The first release will be a shoe that has an upper comprised of organic cotton and a base originating from industrial grown corn (a non-food source). “This is…
Conaway Statement on GAO Food Aid Report
…transfers, food vouchers, and locally or regionally procured (LRP) food—rather than U.S.-grown commodities—to those in need across the globe. House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway released the following statement…
NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement
…escalating negative consequences of climate change,” Johnson noted. “Americans who produce our food and live in rural areas recognize the opportunity for economic growth, climate resilience and strong communities under…
Tom Nassif Wins Agriculturalist of the Year Award
…focus on the need for a reliable and legal workforce for agriculture, establishing a new specialty crop title in the Farm Bill, driving the creation of a new food safety…
$21.8 Million to Combat Citrus Disease
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter…
Funding to Foster a Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
…water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign…
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…agricultural sciences to address a range of societal and global challenges such as food security, food safety, sustainable agriculture, and rural entrepreneurship. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…report for food at home. As retail grocery prices have increased gradually over time, the share of the average food dollar that America’s farm and ranch families receive has dropped….
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…two percent. There is simply a lot of competition for the consumers’ food dollars. Secondly, the optimism for the U.S. economy that has been present in early 2017 could falter….
Making Products More Biodegradable With Starch
…found separately in either material. The films could dramatically enhance future production of food packaging, plastic bags and other synthetic products. Scientists expect to apply the technology to additional items,…
March FAO Food Price Index Slips
A measure of global food prices retracted during March. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index averaged nearly 171 points in March 2017, down almost five points…
USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor
…agriculture sector to GDP is larger than this because sectors related to agriculture—forestry, fishing, and related activities; food, beverages, and tobacco products; textiles, apparel, and leather products; food and beverage…