…fruits and vegetables you need without breaking the bank. Sample 7 Day Menu (pdf), this sample weekly menu meets all nutritional needs at a cost below current average food costs….
A Proposal To Augment USDA’s Summer Meals Program
The President will be proposing a program that would ensure that all students who get free or reduced cost lunches during the school year would have access to food during…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…promotes USDA research efforts and identifies cost-effective ways the agriculture industry can improve air quality. It also helps better coordinate activities and resources among USDA agencies and other federal partners…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…very similar (costs and benefits, safety issues), the outcome of the debate differs from country to country. On issues such as labelling and traceability of GM foods as a way…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…using less water and using less labor are our highest priorities,” Nassif said, citing technology like drones that can map where exactly on a field water is needed most, or…
Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
…cost more to produce, but if you sell something as organic that isn’t, then that additional “cost” goes straight into your pocket. Sometimes the deception isn’t intentional. Supermarket chains often…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…purchased services) use increasing and labor/land input use decreasing. The output mix has changed as well, with crop production growing faster than livestock production. See the ERS report,Agricultural Productivity Growth…
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…of soil and is fed a nutrient mist. The problem, of course, is these plants need light to grow, and providing enough light has always been cost-prohibitive in greenhouses. But…
Agri View: Water Management
…systems and water management practices can help maintain farm profitability in an era of increasingly limited and more costly water supplies. Improved on-farm water management, combined with institutional measures improving…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
Recent agriculture thefts in the state called fictitious pickups have brought attention to criminals using the Internet to impersonate trucking companies and carryout thefts. Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too Butte…
Stallman Ready to Pass the Gavel – #AFBF16
…stand to make farming and ranching more productive, less costly, less labor-dependent and even better for the environment.” Stallman urged members to share their stories with the world, on social…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…– The goal of this project is to develop theoretical and technological tools that will enable the design, optimization, prototyping and field-testing of consistently high-throughput, cost-effective mechanized harvesting systems for…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
…diversification, of course, has some additional benefits. USDA Labor Information For general information regarding labor laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, see the publication Employment Law Guide: Laws,…
Stallman to Farmers and Ranchers: Stand Up and Be Counted
…make farming and ranching more productive, less costly, less labor-dependent and even better for the environment.” Stallman urged members to share their stories with the world, on social media and…