…food comes from and consumers place a higher financial value on food that is local, regional and from the United States. The public comment period closes in mid-August. From the…
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
…if we want to continue to have a nutritious and uninterrupted domestic food supply,” said Tom Nassif, president and CEO of Western Growers. “Investing in innovative companies such as Ganaz…
Assembly Bill Looks to Address Wild Pig Problem
…native species for food sources. Feral hogs are also known to carry several pathogens that can be dangerous to humans. The pigs are hosts to 35 types parasites that can…
Agri View: Favorite Food in the World
Everett Griner talks about the most popular food item in the world in today’s Agri View. You know, you see a picture of a hamburger on the TV screen. You…
Foods to Grow on a Balcony
Growing food at home can happen even when you don’t have a lot of outdoor space. A balcony, for example, can be the perfect setting with as little as ten…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…funding assistance from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The funding is made…
Agri View: California Farm Facts
How often have you sat down at a meal and wondered where the food was produced? Can you pick out what is grown in Florida, California, the Northeast, or Midwest?…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from the Department of Agriculture to the new so-called welfare department. The plan would also reorganize USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the food safety…
US Fostering Trade Relationship with Japan Amidst Other Ongoing Trade Disputes
…contacts and hopefully garner additional customers for U.S. agricultural products in Japan’s two largest cities, Tokyo and Osaka. “Japan is already a top market for U.S. farm and food products,…
Farm Leader: Congress Must Now Focus on Agricultural Immigration Reform
…later this summer. “Rural California, and rural America, rely on skilled immigrant agricultural employees to produce food and farm products on which we all depend,” Johansson said. “It’s time for…
Erin Fitzgerald Hired to Lead U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance as New CEO
…Dairy®, she enhanced dairy’s contributions to a more sustainable food system by advancing the intersection of nutrition, health, hunger, food waste and impact. In her role, she conducted an environmental…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep; it is not a food safety or human health…
USDA Supports Local Foods in Schools through Farm to School Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today announced $5.2 million in grant awards to bring nutritious, local foods into schools and create new economic opportunities…
American Farm Bureau Board Votes Unanimously to Support Goodlatte AG Act Provisions
…produce food, fiber and fuel.” Duvall sent a letter shortly after the AFBF board vote to all members of the House encouraging “yes” votes to move provisions of the new…