…Rootstock Evaluations and Breeding • Irrigation and Water Management • Water and Air Quality • Pollination and Honey Bee Health • Life Cycle Assessment • Almond Quality and Food Safety…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…in four countries. Executive Summary, Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System Full Report: Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System Comments on the…
Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris
…Security, and the U.S. Food System, where he unveiled a new report identifying the effects of climate change on global food security through 2100. The report represents a consensus of…
‘Food Science Fun’ Connects Students to Science
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has launched a new resource on its My American Farm educational site aimed at connecting students to the science of food and food…
Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of the Renewable Fuel Standard
…oil. We are saving Americans money at the pump with improved and expanded ethanol and biodiesel production. Our national security has been bolstered because we are more energy secure and…
Understanding Antibiotics in Agriculture
…website: As a registered dietitian nutritionist at Alltech, Nikki Putnam delivers human nutrition communications to consumers and the agriculture and food industries, with a particular focus on addressing dietary inadequacies…
Farm to Food Bank Month
…to Food Bank programs come in. Sue Sigler is the Executive Director of the California Association of Food Banks, which runs the nation’s leading Farm to Food Bank program, that…
EPA Improves Final RVOs
…for the sake of America’s climate, energy security and rural economy. While this rule still relies on a flawed methodology that sets renewable fuel volumes below the statutory levels enacted…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…while continuing to provide a safe and adequate food supply. All sides of the table were represented in these discussions, including the retail community. Representatives from Costco, Tyson Foods and…
A Holiday Food Safety Tip – Avoid Eating Raw Cookie Dough
Cookie dough, whether homemade or store bought, could have harmful bacteria that could make your holiday not so festive if you eat it raw. A Holiday Food Safety Tip –…
Reducing Food Waste
Cathy Isom tells us how we can give thanks this holiday season by reducing the amount of food we waste. Food waste According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, One third…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…the United States can be generally traced back to the advent of the 1862 and the 1890 Morrill Land Grant Acts. But for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…The Food Commodities Index, at 103, decreased 6.4 percent from the previous month and is down 13 percent from September 2014. The September Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will act as a participating state for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crop Multi-State Program….