…USAID to rapidly detect and respond to emerging viruses such as Ebola. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, which protects public and animal health in partnership with the…
Purple Produce
…Schueller, “Purple Reigns” Find out how purple sweet potatoes, purple cauliflower, purple cabbage and more foods can help fight disease. “Only humans and birds have color vision,” notes David Heber,…
Agri View: Apple Orchards
…was an essential part of civilized life during the Persian Empire, grown as much for their aesthetic pleasures as for good food. The Greeks acquired the Persian affinity for apples…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
…associated with water reuse and conservation practices. “Increasing demand for water resources is putting pressure on the finite supply of drinking water in some areas of the United States,” said…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
Leaders from across the U.S. agriculture and food sectors are expressing support and optimism in new opportunities for collaboration with their Cuban counterparts, announced during President Obama’s historic visit to…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…announced will support research, education, and outreach through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Water for Agriculture Challenge Area, administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)….
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…for food that is safe, rich in healthy protein and affordable. Through research and innovation the industry will continue to be at the forefront of advances in food production, and…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…delicacy in 50 years By Joseph Stromberg It seems that buffalo chicken wings may have become the country’s favorite football-watching food. While the annual rumors that we’re running out of…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…technology to produce food in a sustainable manner. With each generation becoming further removed from agriculture,Discovering FARMLAND, a comprehensive education program created by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) in…
Milk Pricing Complexity Leads Dairy Conference
…Gallagher with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America executive for food, agriculture and wine, Cornelius Gallagher, talked to attendees at the inaugural Golden State Dairy Conference about predicting…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
FDA Announces Funding Opportunity for States to Support Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Rule The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today laid the groundwork…
Maple Syrup and Brain Health
…another type of phenolic compound found in grape skins and red wine that has been shown to have anticancer benefits in addition to its neuroprotective effects. “Natural food products such…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…obsession or interest in food and food crops.” Bean to cup Good Land Organics sells the green coffee beans wholesale to international and domestic clients and to local coffee roasters….