Salmonella traced to backyard poultry flocks and pet chicks and ducklings continues to claim victims, with public health officials now tracking eight outbreaks across 45 states, according to Food Safety…
Overachieving Garden
More garden than you bargained for? Cathy Isom fills you in on some things you can do with all of that extra food. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…areas that already struggle with food security. Read more. About the writer: Benjamin D. Duval is a research scientist interested in understanding human influence on global biogeochemical processes, and ecological…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
Local School Wellness Policy and Smart Snacks among Four Regulations Ensuring Access to Healthy Food, Consistent Nutrition Standards for Foods Marketed and Served to Students, and Greater Program Integrity The…
Ag Labor and Border Security Require Balanced Approach
…its mind. We’re either going to import our agricultural labor or we’ll have to import our food. Most Americans would opt for food grown on our own soil by American…
Shade Plants
…many of you would like to grow more food at home? Now, how many of you have at least six hours of direct sun in your yard? That’s what I…
Farm Labor Shortage Vexes Farmers
…either have to import our labor – workers to harvest our crops – or we’ll have to import our food.” An informal survey of state Farm Bureaus revealed that farmers…
Drought Resistant Plants
…and the global food system came along? They ate a lot of meat, to be sure. But they also foraged for and eventually domesticated a great number of edible plants,…
Agri View: Burger Possibilities
…eggs, French fries and more with these ideas from Food Network Magazine. Loaded Chili Cheeseburgers Photograph by Levi Brown, courtesy of Food Netrwork Directions Prepare the onion rings as the…
Organic Food Sales Continue to Grow
Organic food sales in the U.S. were estimated at $37 billion dollars last year. The Nutrition Business Journal says organic sales accounted for five percent of overall food sales in…
Turkey Causes Global Shipping Concerns
The Bosphorus Strait in Turkey connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. It was closed over the weekend during the coup attempt in Turkey. More than three percent of the…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…Valley are now gone, flooded rice fields provide vital habitat and food for waterfowl in the fall and winter. This partnership will help landowners with water conservation as well as…
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…percent of folks who don’t necessarily produce our fuel, fiber, and food, but still can make a sizable and positive difference on the landscape.” “With today’s announcement, NACD is broadening…