Know Where Your Food Comes From with USDA Foods Do you know where your food comes from? If you can pinpoint where your food was grown and produced, you can…
Agri View: Favorite Seafood
Everett Griner talks about the U.S. banning seafood imports in today’s Agri View. Favorite Seafood From: New York Daily News Obama bans U.S. imports of goods produced by slavery, child…
Impacts of Food Waste
House Agriculture Committee Begins Food Waste Review The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to understand the sources and impacts of food waste. Members heard from a variety of witnesses…
Grower Warns CA of HLB Tough Reality
…the thing you have to do is go cut that tree down today,” Spyke said. Listen to Spyke’s Full Interview The California Department of Food and Agriculture has taken this…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Technology, Innovation and Food Waste in the Bay Area Meeting on May 31st in Emeryville and June 1st in Palo Alto…
Agri View: Food Distribution
…planet – but will there be enough food for everyone? Food security expert Dr Evan Fraser guides you through a whiteboard presentation of his solution to the Global Food Crisis….
Monsanto Rejects Bayer Bid; Bayer Wants ‘Constructive Discussions’
…equity. The Monsanto board of directors has not set a timeline for further discussion with Bayer. Global agrochemical companies are trying to consolidate, in part, due to lower commodity prices….
Monsanto Issues Statement on Glyphosate Renewal in EU
…of an agricultural product ever conducted. The risk assessment conducted by Germany and reviewed by the European Food Safety Agency included more than 90,000 pages of data. It also had…
Bayer Shareholders in Uproar Over Monsanto Bid
…percent drop in Bayer’s share price on Friday after the bid announcement came out the day before. John Benett of Henderson Global Investors called it an “immediate destruction” of shareholder…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
Congressional legislation introduced on Wednesday aims to help consumers understand if their food is safe to eat. According to the Washington Post, the legislation is known as the Food Date…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…global GDP. The countries combined have more than 800 million consumers. “Because other Asia-Pacific trade agreements are being negotiated without the U.S.,” Herring testified, “the United States can’t afford either…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…our farmers and ranchers with the necessary tools to compete in the global marketplace,” said Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway Written testimony provided by the witnesses from today’s hearing…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…requiring labels on such products. In the absence of clear federal standards for food labeling, more states will pass differing versions of legislation addressing food biotechnology, leading to a confusing…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…in rural America,” said Dolcini. “The Biomass Crop Assistance Program currently supports more than 890 growers and landowners farming nearly 49,000 acres to establish and produce dedicated, nonfood energy crops…