The World Food Prize Foundation announced that Matthew Rouse, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, is the winner of the 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application,…
Consider the “Three Sisters” for Your Garden
…by companion planting. It’s a unique technique because each can aid each other in some way. Beans fix fertilizing nitrogen into the soil. The corn stalks supply stakes for the…
Canada Ready to Make Concession on Dairy Trade
…key NAFTA dispute-settlement system, preserve safeguards for cultural industries and avert tougher pharmaceutical patent protections. Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry sectors operate under supply management that protects Canadian producers from…
Water Works: Diverse Opposition to the State Water Proposal
…in multiple agencies agreeing with farmers. The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), along with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) have both come out against the…
Canada Returns to NAFTA Talks
…to renegotiate NAFTA, not strike bilateral trade deals. For agriculture, the updated agreement with Mexico included improved food safety standards, biotech approvals and no new tariffs. Source: National Association of…
Senator Sanders Wants Big Companies to Pay for SNAP
…the same day the farm bill conferees meet. The bill would impose a 100 percent tax on government benefits including food stamps received by workers at companies with 500 or…
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…the food they eat. Americans are privileged to have the safest food supply in the world and at USDA we work tirelessly to uphold that standard. Source: USDA Food Safety…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…by trade fluctuation. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will dispense those commodities through various nutrition assistance programs such as the Emergency Food Assistance Program and child nutrition programs. FAS…
Your Trash May Benefit Your Garden
…worthy and what is composite worthy. Organic compost Why? Compost enhances garden fertility. It recycles the nutrients of food scraps, grass clippings, fallen leaves, and other common organic matter from…
Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to Rice
…sorgoleone should require less herbicides to control weeds. At a minimum, the natural compound could reduce the amount of synthetic chemicals sprayed onto food crops. Secondly, growers would spend less…
Memphis Meats, NAMI Want Joint Regulation of Cell-Based Meat
…says they’re asking that the Food and Drug Administration and the Ag Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service share regulatory responsibilities for cell-based meat. The letter says in the case…
Agri View: Two Cultures of Vultures
…a lot of difference. The common turkey buzzard lives on any food it can find. The black buzzard can be a serious problem for farmers. A large group of them…
NRCS Lending Assistance with Wildfire Recovery
…closely with other agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, California Department of Food and Agriculture, CalFire, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The largest wildfire in California’s history,…
American Prefer Grocery Stores Over Online Ordering
…once a week. Only four percent of adults said they order online groceries weekly. Aside from purchasing their own food, presumably to make at home, 45 percent of adults report…