…children across the country. Congress has fully funded WIC for more than 25 years however the program’s funding needs have grown due to higher-than-expected participation and food costs. During a…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for New Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
…CDFA is particularly interested in projects that align with USDA climate action goals, modernize equipment for food safety, and provide training opportunities related to food safety and equipment use. The…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 12-14-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes this week’s Almond Update, and some good news about food prices. Tune in…
Food Insecurity in U.S. Households with Older Adults
…prevalence in 2021 of 9.5 percent and in 2020 of 8.3 percent. Very low food security is a more severe form of food insecurity in which the food intake of…
Ag Groups Express Concern Over Trade Relations with China
…of U.S. farmers, ranchers, and food producers at risk. The letter cites an estimate from Oxford Economics, suggesting that revoking China’s PNTR status could result in a more than 30…
Lawmakers Discuss Pesticide Regulations
…at the hearing and the first to broach the subject. He said state pesticide regulations need to fall in line with federal controls. “The ability to produce abundant feed, food,…
Changing Climate Means More Pests for Almonds, Peaches, Walnuts
…insect population that poses a threat to the specialty crops industry. Led by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the University of California, the research shows populations…
U.S Agriculture ‘Flips the Script’ at U.N. Climate Meeting
…food and agriculture play in climate change. Vilsack said the US got to showcase what US farmers and ranchers are doing in a variety of ways to mitigate and adapt…
EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act to Address USDA Food Purchases
…associated with purchased food, evaluating bids on climate impact and worker well-being, and enhancing transparency in the procurement process. The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act seeks to align federal food purchasing…
No Kitchens in Future Homes?
…of food away from home. “So much that more than 50 percent of the food dollars in America are, in fact, spent away from home. And so, we have built…
Week in Review: First Water Allocations Announced & New Leadership at California Farm Bureau
…County, as its new president. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Huanglongbing in five trees in San Diego County. It is expected to be…
Farm Bill, Specialty Crops Discussed During House Ag Member Day
…investment, and most importantly, safeguard food and national security.” While many of the legislators discussed crop insurance, Congressman Rick Allen of Georgia talked about the needs of specialty crop growers….
“True Cost” of Food Discussed at COP28
…to be contending with when we confront food,” she said. In-depth studies and a report by the United Nations’s Food and Agriculture Organizations and the Food System Economics Commission found…
Shannon Douglass Elected as New President of California Farm Bureau
…place to grow food, and Farm Bureau is committed to helping our state farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses thrive for generations to come.” Elected at the 105th Annual Meeting in…