…Today is National Pickle Day. It’s a day to honor the culinary history of pickles while enjoying one or more as a snack. Pickles have been a popular food for…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
…had several questions for Martin, including his thoughts on the newly proposed H2C program that wouldn’t require employers to supply housing for immigrant labor. “First of all, this is nothing…
PBW Program Highlights Pest Pressure in Cotton
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has recently released their final report on the Pink Bollworm (PBW) Program for the San Joaquin Valley. The program also monitors the presence…
Leftover Produce Accounts for a Fifth of All Food Waste
…wasted foods were dairy and eggs at one percent, along with meat and fish which were responsible for three percent of weekly food waste totals. The amount of food that…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
The state finds itself in an improved water-supply position going into the 2017-18 winter, thanks to the precipitation and snowpack the previous winter that filled reservoirs, topped rivers, replenished aquifers…
Ten Things Canada Wants From NAFTA Modernization
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations get going again in Mexico City on November 15. While the contentious issues like dairy supply management get a lot of headlines, there…
Record Corn Yield Underscores RFS Success
The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its average corn yield estimate to 175.4 bushels per acre, which if it holds, would be a new record. The November World Agriculture Supply…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to bring safer, more effective pest management approaches to farms and communities. “Insects, weeds,…
DIY Indoor Garden Projects
…building your own container garden for the window. So much food can be grown in even the tiniest of spaces. You can grow things in an old soda bottle or…
USDA Chief Scientist Responds to WHO Antibiotic Recommendations
…cases, very low-quality evidence.” Current Food and Drug Administration policy says medically-important antibiotics should not be used for promoting growth in animals. FDA allows antibiotic use for treating, controlling, and…
House Ag Committee Leaders Call for NAFTA Conclusion
…the mission to prevent NAFTA withdrawal became apparent when the dairy lobby defended the Trump administration’s proposals to force Canada to end its supply management system. The uncertainty surrounding the…
Grain Exports Provide $55.5 Billion in Economic Output
…at the farm, ethanol production, and meat production levels. That’s even before accounting for losses in linked industries along the food production chain. Deb Keller, USGC Chair and a farmer…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…and our food supply safe.” Eligible applicants include a broad range of public or private research or educational institutions. This includes land-grant universities, Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities, eligible Insular…
Advancing from Sustainable to Regenerative Agriculture
…develop research and different teaching approaches to food and farming systems. The goal is to provide experiential learning opportunities that promote the advancement of food systems that will sequester carbon…