Several major agricultural groups launched a website to provide information on the Food and Drug Administration’s new rules that will change how antibiotics are used to keep animals healthy. The…
National Food Safety Month
…to prevent the spread of this “Notorious Virus”. From: National Food Safety Month.com National Food Safety Month Spotlights Foodborne Illness Detection and Protection In its ongoing commitment to food safety,…
State Ag Officials Seek OSHA Enforcement Extension
…Policy, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture NASDA Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Revisions to Progress Safety Management and Explosives and Blasting Agents Dear Assistant Secretary Michaels, Occupational Safety and…
NFU and Farm Aid Looking for Help
…the stage. HOMEGROWN Concessions®: ==================================== Pioneering a change in food for the music business, HOMEGROWN Concessions® features family farm food according to Farm Aid’s criteria. HOMEGROWN Concessions® has fed more…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…year. Administered by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, these annual, competitive grants will help further USDA efforts to increase locally sourced foods in America’s school meals. “Bringing the bounty of…
National Peanut Day
…are such a popular snack, ingredient and Super-food. In honor of this nutty holiday here are a few fun facts for you to chew on. It takes about 540 peanuts…
WASDE at a Glance
…decrease in EU exports on the continued decline in supplies. Total global use is up 4.2 million tons with increases in both food and feed use. With total use rising…
Groups Support Heritage Foundation Farm Bill Report
…President Scott Haber said the report confirms how far the “so-called safety net” has strayed from its intended purpose. “It’s to help farmers weather the ups and downs in agriculture,…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…produce samples annually from wholesale and retail stores, farmers markets and other outlets for testing at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s laboratories. The laboratories test for more than 300…
Fruits and Veggies for Doggies
…and nutritious diet – that diet may also include some of the foods – fruits and vegetables, of course, that we like to eat, too! It’s good for his teeth,…
Ag Reacts to the Heritage Foundation Report
…says the Heritage Foundation hasn’t considered the current farm economy in their report that would leave farmers without a viable safety net. He said the challenges to cotton and dairy…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…most other businesses, however, federal government programs assist agricultural producers in protecting against risk. In analyzing these subsidies,[1] often referred to as the federal “safety net,” key foundational questions had…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, which points to the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children: “Today’s…
National Chicken Month
…Foods, Claxton Poultry Farms, Fieldale Farms, Gold Kist, Gold n’ Plump Poultry, Hormel Always Tender, Mountaire Farms, Pennfield Farms, Perdue Farms, Sanderson Farms and Tyson Foods. Recipes using the sponsor…