…UC’s Office of the President, with additional funding from the Russell L. Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Research Endowment and the UC School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Food Animal Health….
Bird Quarantine Facility in California Closing
…a full renovation that would cost approximately $2.3 million in order to meet current safety and environmental standards. With these factors in mind, APHIS made the decision to close the…
Our Thanksgiving Meal Could Cost Less This Year
Thanksgiving food shoppers will have at least one thing to be thankful for. Gary Crawford has the story. meal-could-cost-less…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…FoodSafety.gov to learn more about how to safely select, thaw and prepare a turkey. For more Thanksgiving food safety tips, follow FSIS on Twitter, @USDAFood*]}*Safety, or on Facebook, at Facebook.com/FoodSafety.gov.…
Stuffing, Outside of the Bird
…meal with all of the trimmings… like stuffing. One of my favorites. While some may think stuffing has to be cooked inside the turkey. Most chefs and food safety experts…
Photosynthesis on Steroids
Scientists can now manipulate a plant’s genes to help it use sunlight more efficiently. It’s a breakthrough that could possibly lead to more food grown for an expanding world population….
Agri View: Cyber Crime
…highly coveted. And experts have warned that no computer is hack proof. All thieves need is time to breech the safety of any computer. Alright farmers, beware, you have been…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…and years. With public safety as its most pressing concern, the U.S. Forest Service has committed significant resources to help impacted forests, including reprioritizing $43 million in California in fiscal…
How Much Turkey to Buy
…you have other questions about meal prep or food safety, call the Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-M-P Hotline or go to askkaren.gov and ask the experts on the web….
Agri View: Pollinators
…the production of food. The honeybee is the principal pollinator of blooming plants, but it is not the only one. Any insect that flies, and even some that simply crawl,…
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…be found at www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste and www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food. Businesses not yet in a position to make the 50 percent reduction commitment can participate in the Food Recovery Challenge or the U.S. Food…
Trump Election Leaves Agriculture Awaiting Clarification on Issues
A new report from Rabobank says the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States has the food and agriculture sector awaiting clarification on his policies and…
AFBF 2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey
…tracks closely with the government’s Consumer Price Index for food eaten at home. The most recent Consumer Price Index report for food at home showed just over a 2-percent decline…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…global market for the food and fiber they harvest. If they are to remain competitive around the world, it is imperative that we hold our trading partners to the commitments…