…the world in support of U.S. agriculture. Following today’s announcement, they will be able to engage in cooperative research and information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…announced will support research, education, and outreach through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Water for Agriculture Challenge Area, administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)….
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…for food that is safe, rich in healthy protein and affordable. Through research and innovation the industry will continue to be at the forefront of advances in food production, and…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…delicacy in 50 years By Joseph Stromberg It seems that buffalo chicken wings may have become the country’s favorite football-watching food. While the annual rumors that we’re running out of…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…technology to produce food in a sustainable manner. With each generation becoming further removed from agriculture,Discovering FARMLAND, a comprehensive education program created by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) in…
Milk Pricing Complexity Leads Dairy Conference
…Gallagher with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America executive for food, agriculture and wine, Cornelius Gallagher, talked to attendees at the inaugural Golden State Dairy Conference about predicting…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
FDA Announces Funding Opportunity for States to Support Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Rule The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today laid the groundwork…
Maple Syrup and Brain Health
…another type of phenolic compound found in grape skins and red wine that has been shown to have anticancer benefits in addition to its neuroprotective effects. “Natural food products such…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…obsession or interest in food and food crops.” Bean to cup Good Land Organics sells the green coffee beans wholesale to international and domestic clients and to local coffee roasters….
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
…list of qualified items that can go to food banks. AB 152 by Assemblymember Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, builds on a bill passed in 2011 by extending the income tax credit…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…dietitian and serving as a professor and chair of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, one of seven departments in the Jordan College. “In the Jordan College, we often…
National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
…but in New York City, in 1762. Over the next 100 years, Irish immigration to the United States exploded. The new wave of immigrants brought their own food traditions, including…
Agri View: Bee Gone
Everett Griner talks about CCD is still an unsolved bee problem in today’s Agri View. Bee Gone From: Global Research.ca Death and Extinction of the Bees By Joachim Hagopian Scientists…