…towels, instead of throwing it all in the trash. If you have a backyard compost pile, only place fruits and veggie-based foods in it. Now on to the fridge. Work…
Pesticide Data Program Summary Released
…to identify foods to be tested on a rotating basis. In 2015, surveys were conducted on fresh and processed foods including fruits and vegetables as well as peanut butter. AMS…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…clothing Almost all breeds of blueberries and cranberries currently in production 80 percent of all varieties of citrus fruits grown in the U.S. and The mass production of penicillin during…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…trade in: • Animals and animal products; • Fruits and vegetables; • Grains, feed, oilseeds and planting seeds; • Processed foods; • Sweeteners and sweetener products; and • Tobacco, cotton…
Agri View: Export Trade
…Some of our imports are the same thing we export. Fruits especially. But we don’t export coffee, tea or cocoa. Because, we don’t produce any of that. That’s Agri View…
Agri View: Country of Origin Labeling Choice
…and ground meats: lamb, goat, and chicken; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables; peanuts, pecans, and macadamia nuts; and ginseng. Read more on COOL….
Fruit Jack O Lanterns
Cathy Isom has ideas about some great fruits you can use to make Halloween Jack O Lanterns. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Fruit Jack O Lanterns Sure,…
Agri View: Refrigeration
…number of railroad miles to expand. They would make transporting fresh foods and vegetables to all parts of the country feasible. Refrigerated trucks, well, they were not common until the…
Promoting the Taste of America in India
…new buying opportunities. As demand spikes during the fall festival season for specialty and high-value foods such as chocolates, nuts, dried and fresh fruits, cakes, confectionary items and fruit juices,…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…fresh fruit and vegetables is matched with coupons to purchase an equivalent value of local fresh fruits and vegetables from their grocer, grower at a farmers’ market or Community Supported…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…fruits, vegetables and nuts through #TryItTuesdays and #FindYourFavoriteFridays was intriguing, and Cates made it sound practical. She explained how she used fresh produce to not only give students a taste…
Rooftop Wheat
…for those wanting their very own fruits and vegetables. But one architectural firm in Chicago that has a 5-thousand-square foot rooftop garden took it a step further, you might say…
Gardens Good for Climate
…Ours. Gardens Good for Climate Having a back yard can be good for climate change. Researchers from U-C Santa Barbara discovered that for every kilogram of vegetables you grow yourself,…
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…specialty crops, defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). “This is essential funding that the USDA provides each year through the Farm Bill,”…