The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to…
Growth Energy Makes Major Gift to Agricultural Education Scholarship Fund
…thrilled to help support the future leaders of this industry. We are thrilled to help support those who will write the next great chapter of American excellence by providing food,…
Big Data Brings Farmers New Rewards, New Risks
…“It’s then up to farmers to determine whether the benefits outweigh the privacy and security risks associated with usage,” Hurst said. These concerns are best resolved through private partnerships where…
Diets and Weight Loss
There are tons of fad diets out there many of us have used… the raw food diet, cookie diet, five bite diet, baby food diet, hi carb, low carb and…
Vilsack Asks for Help in Fight Against Child Food Insecurity
The Agriculture Secretary is asking pediatricians for help in fighting childhood hunger and obesity. Vilsack Asks for Help in Fight Against Child Food Insecurity…
Agri View: Retail Food Prices
Retail food prices have never been stable. In fact, they have gone up since the great depression. Everett Griner talks about the rising cost of food in today’s Agri View….
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…that’s something we can all be proud of. By Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture and Jenny Lester Moffitt, Deputy Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…McNeill, PhD, RD. “Billions of dollars have been spent on studies all over the world and no single food has ever been proven to cause or cure cancer. The opinion…
Star Wars and Disney in the Produce Aisle
…find characters like Elsa and Anna from Frozen, and Captain America and Thor. Even Darth Vader is moving to the lighter side of food – healthy produce, that is. Those…
National Co-op Month: A Reminder of the Cooperative Nature of Food and Agriculture
…loyal customers. While it’s important to recognize that co-ops remain a major component of the food and agricultural industry, they are also able to help people in virtually all segments…
GMO Food Labels Still A Hot Issue
Labeling of GMO food products continues to be a hot issue GMO Food Labels Still A Hot Issue…
No More Constraints on U.S. Cotton Policy
…evolved in ways that far exceed the previous demands within the WTO. A cotton specific ‘solution’ focused on developed countries does not address the realities of today’s global fiber markets.”…
Fast Food Prices on the Rise
Fast food prices rising at a fast pace. Cathy Isom checks into how the price hikes for food bought at grocery stores have been very small and have been going…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
Adult Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Photograph by Douglas L. Caldwell, University of Florida. The Kern County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture,…