Keith Schneller Success in selling U.S. food products in China e-commerce style is the benefits of an effort by USDA and an e-commerce business. Rod Bain reports with Keith Schneller…
Ruling in CA Water Case
…merits of the case.” The impact of the 2008 Delta smelt biological opinion on California water supply is being felt this year. Birmingham stated, “This year California is experiencing a…
USDA Announces Support for Smarter Lunchrooms
…the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition…
Challenges and Opportunities For Pork Industry
…says that not only do they expect higher prices for pork, but the meat is leading other proteins when it comes to food service growth over the last two years….
Battling Consumer Misconceptions about GMOs
Dr. Cathleen Enright There is a lot of misinformation in the public about GMOs. Dr. Cathleen Enright, Executive Vice President for Food and Agriculture at Biotechnology Industry Organization, says the…
USDA Expanding Support for Small, Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers
…local and regional food purchases. Expanded price, volume, supply and demand information through Market News. Market News is now collecting price data on grass-fed beef to arm producers will real…
USDA Forecasts on Monday Will Include Focus on South America
USDA’s next round of supply and demand forecasts will include latest happenings in South America. Gary Crawford has this report. USDA Forecasts on Monday Will Include Focus on South America…
PEDv No Threat to Food Safety
…Threat to Food Safety While porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is certainly having a substantial impact on U.S. pork production, it has so far resulted in very few obstacles for exports…
How Will Drought Affect Struggling Communities?
…unheard during this crisis. How Will Drought Affect Struggling Communities? For more on how the drought will affect some rural communities, and how one food bank is preparing, click here….
Farm Bureau Encourages House and Senate to Work Together on Water Legislation
…protections for invasive fish species; restore certainty for Central Valley Project water supply contracts; facilitate water transfers; establish a stakeholder oversight panel for the CVP Restoration Fund; strengthen requirements to…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
…complex programs with fewer resources. The security of our nation’s food and fiber supply depends on what we do today to support a rural America that is increasingly nimble, diverse…
State Drought Task Force Meets Today
Sabrina Hill The state drought task force will meet in Merced today as the California Department of Food and Agriculture hold a board meeting at UC Merced. The meeting will…
Future of FFA Uncertain
…a large dairy area, but he grew up around the dairy industry and his family’s business, Merced Dairy Supply. He explains why he supports agriculture education. Future of FFA Uncertain…
WIC Program Changes Will Enhance Public Health
Douglas Greenaway, Executive Director of the National WIC Association, saying that the changes in the food package for WIC participants will enhance public health. WIC Program Changes Will Enhance Public….