…through the state, specifically in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and a return to common-sense water policies that bring back into balance water allocated for food production, municipal and rural communities,…
New Research Challenges 2050 Agricultural Production Needs
…say is an “out of balance” narrative in agriculture, between food production and ensuring a healthy environment. The researchers say agriculture needs quantitative targets for both food and environmental impacts…
Starling Named Special Assistant for Agriculture
Starling The Trump administration has named Ray Starling as Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade and Food Assistance. Starling has a long history in agriculture and many groups…
National Strawberry Day
…own National Strawberry Day. Strawberries have over 600 varieties. Grown just about everywhere around the world. Excellent source of Vitamin C, folic acid, potassium and fiber. At just 55 calories…
Vertical Garden Ideas
…them. Homegrown vegetable gardens have taken on a whole new meaning with many folks getting very creative and in some cases making the best use of tiny spaces. Nowadays, the…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…Agriculture), and Jonathan Kaplan (California State University, Sacramento). The grant is one of four given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to combat…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 228522. For additional information on this research project, read UNH Research Report: Managing…
Help the Bees
Continuing her series on pollinators, Cathy Isom gives us five ways to help out some magnificent creatures that are vital to our food supply. That’s coming up on This Land…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…ways to cut food waste. GMA member companies recycled 97 percent of food waste from operations and donated 156 million pounds of food to food banks in 2015. FMI member…
Agri View: Red Meat Consumption
Everett Griner talks about a new study on red meat consumption in today’s Agri View. Red Meat Consumption If you read too much about the food you eat or how…
AFBF Joins Groups in Support of Farm Bill Funding
…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
USDA Announces Webinar Series about Project Applications for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program
…Through this fourth RCPP Announcement for Program Funding (APF), USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will award up to $252 million to locally driven, public-private partnerships that improve the nation’s…
Iowa Bees
…by these tiny, buzzing, black and yellow beauties are becoming sparse. And bee kingdoms are diminishing. That’s a major concern for the global food supply, because honeybees and other pollinators…