A report-card like study gives the majority of food companies a flunking grade on environmental issues. The report, issued by Mighty Earth, claims to find widespread failure across the food…
NACD Sends Letter to Farm Bill Conference Committee
…moment. We encourage the conference committee to protect the locally-led, voluntary, incentive-based conservation model. Conservation districts enable decision-making to occur at the local level, which only serves to make farm…
Senate Approves Roberts’ Efforts to Improve Access to New Drugs for Animals
…would allow access to new animal drugs through conditional approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Roberts’ provision on conditional approval was included in the Animal Drug and Animal Generic…
PMA Exhibitors Stock Monterey Foodbank Shelves
…donated food to one in five residents in the county. “Through our food diversion programs with Ag, the Food Bank for Monterey County is able to provide access to the…
Farm Groups Appeal to Trump to Address Lab-Grown Meat Substitutes
As the debate over lab-grown meat products continues to garner attention, several industry groups recently sent a letter asking President Trump to step in to help add clarity to the…
Plant-Based Foods Retail Sector Growing
Retail sales of plant-based foods jumped 20 percent over the past year. The Plant-Based Foods Association says new data shows sales of plant-based foods topped $3.3 billion, with milk alternatives…
Fish and Chicken Top Sources of Foodborne Viruses
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control finds fish and chicken as the most linked foods for foodborne disease outbreaks. Over a six-year period, the CDC analyzed more…
Agri View: Farm Share Continues to Decline
Do you know what the farm share of every dollar you spend for food is? Everett Griner answers this question. He also tells you why it is has continued to…
The California Kitchen: Pressure Cooked Beef Bourguignon
…you will have no color on your food. 3/4 C Beef Stock 2 C Red Wine 1 C Water 1/2 C Corn Starch Pressure Cooked Beef Bourguignon For this and…
California has a ‘New’ Food Expo
The Fresno Food Expo is going on its eighth year and has grown so much over that time that the organization rebranded the event as the California Food Expo. The…
Plant Fruit Trees in Your Yard
…harvest. In terms of food production, this is fantastic news because trees don’t require nearly as much attention as raised bed gardens. Planting fruit trees provides tons of food over…
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
…industry website Meating Place Dot Com says the groups want these products held to the same high standards for food safety and labeling that meat and poultry are held to…
Agri View: Genetically, What is a Fruit?
…is a fruit. Remember now, genetically. The strawberry, the watermelon, and the grape, are vegetables. Fruit is mostly grown on trees. The first edible fruit was oranges. They originated in…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
…the people who grow our food and fiber.” Through this grant program, public and private grantees — including non-governmental organizations, American Indian tribes, academic institutions and local government entities —…