…Thawing Video from USDA Food Safety There are three safe ways to thaw food: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave oven. For more information visit: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/foodsafety…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
…Bees are crucial for the nation’s food industry as they pollinate fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Various factors have led to a decline in bee populations, which CNN cites as habitat…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
…Colicchio, co-founder of Food Policy Action, chef, and food advocate. “Food is political, and it matters in this election. We all feel the impact of the food system’s successes and…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…Five Star Custom Foods, which specializes in cooked protein products for food service and food manufacturing sectors. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Cargill Cargill reports…
Agri View: New GMO Law
…I asked him if he was concerned and he said not one bit. Most people are unaware, even unconcerned, that 75 percent of the food in contemporary supermarkets include genetically…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…Nina are global weather patterns that are somewhat predictable; we know that La Ninas are the result of ocean cooling after an El Nino. So the historical record should help…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…the forest, and forest health means more water running down the rivers and into reservoirs that can eventually be used for growing food and other uses. If we allow this…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
World Health Summit attendees in Berlin next week will dine on a Meatless Monday menu. Meatingplace calls the menu a sign of endorsing a global Meatless Monday movement by the…
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
A top United Nationals official says falling food prices harm anti-hunger efforts. The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization argues that steps should be taken to guarantee…
Agri View: Contaminated Recall
Everett Griner talks about FDA recalls on contaminated food taking too long in today’s Agri View. Contaminated Recall If there’s anything you don’t want in your house its contaminated food…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…Inc., a fuel, grain and food cooperative based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., remains the nation’s largest cooperative in the United States, with $34.7 billion in total business volume for…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…in excess commodities to be redirected to food banks and those in need, making $11 million in payments to America’s dairy farmers through the Dairy Margin Protection Program, and reprogramming…
World Dairy Expo Kicks off in Madison, WI
…Daniel Hosking, New Berlin, N.Y. Benjamin Powers, Menominee, Wis. Eddie Sekerak, Columbus, Pa. Recognized as the meeting place for the global dairy industry, World Dairy Expo attracts more than 70,000…
Agri View: New Possibilities
…words groves of research. What people don’t realize is that the pomegranate is a very good health food. We could find a lot of anxious growers in groves. That’s Agri…