…the country, Foster said. “All we are seeking is a program that provides a safety net for dairy farmers when they need it most – something that delivers on the…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…Agriculture), and Jonathan Kaplan (California State University, Sacramento). The grant is one of four given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to combat…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…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 up for email updates…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 228522. For additional information on this research project, read UNH Research Report: Managing…
Help the Bees
Continuing her series on pollinators, Cathy Isom gives us five ways to help out some magnificent creatures that are vital to our food supply. That’s coming up on This Land…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…ways to cut food waste. GMA member companies recycled 97 percent of food waste from operations and donated 156 million pounds of food to food banks in 2015. FMI member…
Agri View: Red Meat Consumption
Everett Griner talks about a new study on red meat consumption in today’s Agri View. Red Meat Consumption If you read too much about the food you eat or how…
National Pork Board Increases International Markets Funding
…in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, science and technology, swine health, pork safety and sustainability and environmental management. For information on Checkoff-funded programs,…
AFBF Joins Groups in Support of Farm Bill Funding
…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
Iowa Bees
…by these tiny, buzzing, black and yellow beauties are becoming sparse. And bee kingdoms are diminishing. That’s a major concern for the global food supply, because honeybees and other pollinators…
California Dairy Inches Closer to FMMO
…of a federal milk marketing order, which would incorporate all of California. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross said Wednesday’s session is an important part of…
Day Without Immigrants Protests Slowed Some Meatpacking Operations
Last week’s Day Without Immigrants protests caused some slowdowns at meatpacking operations in the United States, but Tyson Foods and Cargill said all plants were operational last Thursday. A Cargill…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…they have food, water and clothing, because they might not be able to get into town.” Sutter County Supervisor Mat Conant, who grows walnuts in Rio Oso, said of his…
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…produce food for this nation. “In his position as attorney general in Oklahoma, Pruitt stood up for common-sense, effective regulation that protects the environment and the rights of the regulated…