…website: As a registered dietitian nutritionist at Alltech, Nikki Putnam delivers human nutrition communications to consumers and the agriculture and food industries, with a particular focus on addressing dietary inadequacies…
Farm to Food Bank Month
…to Food Bank programs come in. Sue Sigler is the Executive Director of the California Association of Food Banks, which runs the nation’s leading Farm to Food Bank program, that…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…while continuing to provide a safe and adequate food supply. All sides of the table were represented in these discussions, including the retail community. Representatives from Costco, Tyson Foods and…
A Holiday Food Safety Tip – Avoid Eating Raw Cookie Dough
Cookie dough, whether homemade or store bought, could have harmful bacteria that could make your holiday not so festive if you eat it raw. A Holiday Food Safety Tip –…
Reducing Food Waste
Cathy Isom tells us how we can give thanks this holiday season by reducing the amount of food we waste. Food waste According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, One third…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…the United States can be generally traced back to the advent of the 1862 and the 1890 Morrill Land Grant Acts. But for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…The Food Commodities Index, at 103, decreased 6.4 percent from the previous month and is down 13 percent from September 2014. The September Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
…multi-state projects. Proposals must include partners located in at least two different states and address regional or national-level specialty crop issues, including food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific…
The Western View: Thanksgiving and Pets
Be careful of food choices for pets The Western View: Thanksgiving and Pets With all the great food on Thanksgiving, WebMD reminds us that our pets can’t always eat…
Food Brings Us Together All Year – But Thanksgiving is Special
What stands out as the highlight of this day for me, though isn’t the food itself so much as the sharing of it. The people around our tables – friends…
Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp
…when it comes to ag. Maybe it’s because women are the ones who are more in charge of food when it comes to our homes. Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…purchasing power, and that’s what dramatically enhances the demand for our food. We will in the future benefit significantly from increased access to those markets. We have long had aspirations…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…and non-profit organizations in their efforts to increase local foods served through child nutrition programs; teach children about food and agriculture through garden and classroom education; and develop schools’ and…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
SACRAMENTO, November 20, 2015 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications today, November 20, 2015, for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)….