…Bridgette Keefe, Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA With the summer right around the corner, families across the country will take out their grills and start…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…supply reductions and, in his area, supplies have been cut 35 percent. “There’s still not enough water to farm adequately with that supply,” Watkins said, “so you’re going to have…
Female Farmer Emoji
…States. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that 43 percent of the ag labor force in developing countries is comprised of women. Women play an integral…
Agri View: Different Crops
…food. So which food seems to do the trick? For Americans, pizza lands in the number one spot as the ultimate comfort food. These are some of the results of…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…back to their community by working with food banks. Secretary Ross joins her hosts in salutes to the CalAgPlate program at Calaveras High School (above) and at Metzger Farms (below)…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…economically viable and are based upon scientific research, common sense and a respect for the environment, neighbors and employees. The result is a plentiful, nutritious, safe food product. University of…
Where Does Your Food Come From?
Know Where Your Food Comes From with USDA Foods Do you know where your food comes from? If you can pinpoint where your food was grown and produced, you can…
Agri View: Favorite Seafood
Everett Griner talks about the U.S. banning seafood imports in today’s Agri View. Favorite Seafood From: New York Daily News Obama bans U.S. imports of goods produced by slavery, child…
Impacts of Food Waste
…from industry, academia and the private sector who shared their efforts and initiatives in place to address the issue of food waste across the food chain. House Agriculture Committee Chairman…
Grower Warns CA of HLB Tough Reality
…the thing you have to do is go cut that tree down today,” Spyke said. Listen to Spyke’s Full Interview The California Department of Food and Agriculture has taken this…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…food supply, like food waste.” The meeting on May 31st will focus on agricultural technology and innovation and will be held at from 9 a.m. to Noon at Amyris, 5885…
Agri View: Food Distribution
Everett Griner talks about problems with food distribution in today’s Agri View. Food Distribution From: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Major Food Supply and Distribution Problems Urban…
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…of an agricultural product ever conducted. The risk assessment conducted by Germany and reviewed by the European Food Safety Agency included more than 90,000 pages of data. It also had…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
Congressional legislation introduced on Wednesday aims to help consumers understand if their food is safe to eat. According to the Washington Post, the legislation is known as the Food Date…