…in Japan and Korea, USDA’s newest initiative to provide the growing population in food, fiber, and fuel all while reducing American agriculture’s environmental footprint and hear an optimistic market forecast…
Safe to Use as Directed: Understanding Glyphosate Myths
…about health effects associated with using glyphosate-based herbicides,” said Dunn. IMMEASURABLE VALUE TO FOOD SECURITY Glyphosate has been on the market for nearly 45 years and has proved to be…
New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms
…of the mushroom poisons in minutes has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues. Eating toxic mushrooms causes more than 100 deaths a year, globally, and…
Almond Board of California Announces 2020 Election
…including production research, global market development via advertising and public relations, and accumulation, compilation, and dissemination of statistical information. The ABC encourages eligible women, minorities and people with disabilities to…
2020 World Ag Expo Opens with AFBF President Zippy Duvall
…growers operate. “I went and learned about raisins. I saw some Asian food being grown, early spring food and then of course mandarins and table grapes. I got to see…
Almond Update: Almond Marketing Campaigns for EU Regions
The Almond Board of Californa (ABC) is consistently adjusting and creating new campaigns for several regions in the European Union. ABC’s Director for Europe and Global Publications Dariela Roffe-Rackind said…
The Western View: CDFA: Helping Ag Grow
…come out of Sacramento. Certainly one of those good things is the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). This agency was created to actually help growers, and it often does…
Grant Applications Being Accepted for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is currently accepting grant applications for dairy methane reduction programs. CDFA’s dairy methane reduction programs provide funding assistance for the installation of…
FDA Stall Tactics Hurting U.S. Agriculture
(NPPC) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) misrepresentation of a gene edited livestock research project is its latest stall tactic designed to rationalize a regulatory grasp on an…
Ways to Tell if Your Eggs Have Gone Bad
No one wants to eat bad food. Especially eggs! Cathy Isom has some ways to tell if you’re eggs have gone bad. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Consumer Research Shows Widespread Confusion About Contents of Plant-Based Fake Meat
…sodium. Scientifically speaking, beef is considered to be an unprocessed or minimally processed food, whereas plant-based fake meat products are classified as an ultra-processed food product. Unfortunately, 34 percent of…
Strong Demand, Leverage Shift Adds Optimism for Year Ahead
…an increase of 5 cents per pound over 2019. “Higher wholesale beef values are a reflection of improving domestic and global beef demand,” Good noted, pointing out that CattleFax projects…
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. New Ads Address Myths About Beef
…contractor to the Beef Checkoff, we are using the dollars of beef farmers and ranchers to ensure consumers, media, chefs, dietitians and food service and retail partners have the facts…
NCBA Unveils Top Policy Priorities For 2020
…the Food and Drug Administration, NCBA in the coming year will work to build on that successful regulatory framework while also advancing bipartisan legislative efforts like the Real MEAT Act…