…later this summer. “Rural California, and rural America, rely on skilled immigrant agricultural employees to produce food and farm products on which we all depend,” Johansson said. “It’s time for…
Erin Fitzgerald Hired to Lead U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance as New CEO
…Dairy®, she enhanced dairy’s contributions to a more sustainable food system by advancing the intersection of nutrition, health, hunger, food waste and impact. In her role, she conducted an environmental…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep; it is not a food safety or human health…
USDA Supports Local Foods in Schools through Farm to School Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today announced $5.2 million in grant awards to bring nutritious, local foods into schools and create new economic opportunities…
American Farm Bureau Board Votes Unanimously to Support Goodlatte AG Act Provisions
…produce food, fiber and fuel.” Duvall sent a letter shortly after the AFBF board vote to all members of the House encouraging “yes” votes to move provisions of the new…
Grant Awarded for Studying Livestock Antimicrobials Impact
…the first in the nation to ban antibiotics for routine disease prevention in food animal production. The grant, according to the University, will enable an investigation to find clear links…
USDA Issues Warning of Newcastle Virus to Commercial Poultry
…the agency says the virus is not a food safety concern, and no human cases have ever occurred. The virus has not been found in commercial poultry in the United…
Agri View: Growing Family Farms
…the size or how many acres. The objective is the same. Produce more food. More food includes meat as well as vegetables. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Sales of Organic Poultry Hits New Record in 2017
…$50 billion in sales for the first time. Organic products also increased their share of the total food market and now comprise nearly six percent of all food items being…
Celebrating National Pollinator Week
…small mammals. Pollinator health is critically important to food production. An estimated one-third of all foods and beverages are made possible by pollinators and in the U.S. alone, pollination produces…
Frozen Produce Just as Nutritious as Fresh
…stored for five days. Frozen foods can be stored for a significantly longer amount of time than fresh products can, which reduces the amount of food going to waste. National…
House Faces Friday Deadline to Pass Current Farm Bill
…border security and Immigration,” and added that “Additional legislative items are possible.” The Freedom Caucus, a group of 30-some Republicans, blocked the farm bill from advancing by voting against it,…
Secretary Perdue Comments on Canada Dairy Issue
…result in oversupply of some products on the global market that depresses prices, according to Reuters. MacAulay said the two were not ready to signal what changes might be included…
FDA to Hold Fake Meat Public Meeting
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on fake meat, or foods produced using animal cell culture technology. The FDA will hold a public meeting next month to…