Cathy Isom gives us the eye opening reasons the United States got a low ranking in the Food Sustainability Index. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Food…
Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Launched
Farmers markets now have an online tool that provides the markets with accessible resources to understand legal issues and legal risk. The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont…
Native Farm Bill Coalition Formed
…the National Congress of American Indians, and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, to improve Native dietary health and food access. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Speaker Ryan: Canada the Real Problem with NAFTA
…sticking points in Canada-U.S. trade, especially for Ryan’s native Wisconsin. Canada’s system of tariffs and quotas, known as supply management, restricts much of its market. The U.S. is proposing changes…
Best Time to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms
…are not only delicious, but a superfood. Shiitakes are a medicinal mushroom with tons of benefits, from boosting the immune system to fighting cancer. The best time to grow Shiitake…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE) was released recently. During December, raging wildfires in southern California and a late-month cold wave east of the Rockies highlighted…
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Promotes Ag Development
California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for 2018-2019 has a sizable emphasis on agriculture, with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) set to receive $488 million. Some of…
Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Issued in San Diego County
…measures 65 square miles. COURTESY: CDFA The United States Department of Agriculture, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner are combining their…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…– $91,801) Montana – Capital 360 (Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest) Nearly 290,000 acres are included this project which targets high-priority treatment areas benefiting the water supply source for the…
Farm Bureau Re-elects President Zippy Duvall
…sunset provisions in trade agreements, to give certainty to businesses into the future Modification of NAFTA to improve market access to difficult Canadian dairy markets, in addition to improved food-safety…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for FSMA
…food byproducts used as animal food, along with the FSVP requirements for importers of food contact substances will also be receiving a review. These enforcement discretion policies will remain in…
Winter Wheat Growers Holding on Through Cold Snap
…supply of wheat around the world as well as a recent drought. Ken Wood, a producer from Kansas, says the temperature dropped to minus-eight degrees on the morning of January…
U.S. Ethanol Production Near Capacity but Constraints Limit Growth
…full potential because supply grew faster than demand. However, since 2011, the number of plants has remained steady, allowing production numbers to increase as plants utilize their maximum production capacity….
Agri View: Mislabeled Food
You know it is strange, but one of America’s most consumed products is mislabeled. Everett Griner talks about different mislabeled food in today’s Agri View….