Food Democracy Action was fined more than $320,000 for campaign finance violations regarding the group’s support of a ballot measure in Washington state to require GMO Labeling. Farm Journal’s AgWeb…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less…
Inconclusive Results Hint at More HLB
…The disease has only been found in two residential areas of Los Angeles County. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has found two PCR-positive trees in Hacienda Heights and…
Cost of Thanksgiving Meal
…what we’ve all known about food prices here in America and that is that U.S. consumers have access to an abundant high-quality and low-cost food supply. We spend about 10…
Canada Confirms More Bovine TB cases
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed five more cattle from southeastern Alberta have been infected with the bacteria that causes bovine tuberculosis. Ag Canada reports the five animals were…
Agri View: Food Cost
Everett Griner talks about Economic rise led by food cost in today’s Agri View. Food Cost Well, the USDA has released information that will shock not many, if anybody at…
Ranchers Collaborate with UC Researchers
…UC’s Office of the President, with additional funding from the Russell L. Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Research Endowment and the UC School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Food Animal Health….
Our Thanksgiving Meal Could Cost Less This Year
Thanksgiving food shoppers will have at least one thing to be thankful for. Gary Crawford has the story. meal-could-cost-less…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…food can lead to serious foodborne illness,” said Al Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Turkeys may contain Salmonella and Campylobacter, harmful…
Stuffing, Outside of the Bird
…meal with all of the trimmings… like stuffing. One of my favorites. While some may think stuffing has to be cooked inside the turkey. Most chefs and food safety experts…
Photosynthesis on Steroids
Scientists can now manipulate a plant’s genes to help it use sunlight more efficiently. It’s a breakthrough that could possibly lead to more food grown for an expanding world population….
How Much Turkey to Buy
…you have other questions about meal prep or food safety, call the Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-M-P Hotline or go to askkaren.gov and ask the experts on the web….
Agri View: Pollinators
…the production of food. The honeybee is the principal pollinator of blooming plants, but it is not the only one. Any insect that flies, and even some that simply crawl,…
Rural Mainstreet Index Still Weak for November
…Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are included. The survey is supported by a grant from Security State Bank in Ansley, Neb. This survey represents an early snapshot…