…Cookout Prices From: American Farm Bureau All-American July 4th Cookout Ticks Up, Still Under $6 Per Person A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for the Fourth of July, including hot…
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…population explosion of an invasive clam species, commonly known as Corbula, has resulted in a rapid rate of acceleration of selenium accumulation in the food chain of fish and bird…
July 4th Food Resources
…Food Resources From USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Ask Karen Karen-FSIS Virtual Representative Ask Karen provides 24/7 virtual assistance and tips on preventing foodborne illness, safe food handling…
Agri View: Persimmon Comeback
Everett Griner talks about why the persimmon is making a comeback in today’s Agri View. Persimmon Comeback From: Food Reference Persimmons Persimmons origins go back to ancient China. Fate intervened…
July 4th Food Safety
The USDA’s Food and Safety and Inspection Service is urging everyone to take extra food safety precautions when planning the holiday menu. Cathy Isom tells us four ways to make…
Organic Certification Assistance Available
…will need to be started again. Applications must be sent to CDFA. Do not send the application to your certifier. Mail applications to: California Department of Food and Agriculture State…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…much of it you eat or smoke. It does, however, have commercial value, and in the old days it was a valuable crop that was grown all over the world…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
California State Board of Agriculture Starts Discussions on 2018 Farm Bill Meeting on July 5th in Sacramento The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will begin discussions on the…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
NMPF Joins More Than 1,000 Food and Farm Groups in Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Passage of Roberts-Stabenow Biotech Food Labeling Legislation The National Milk Producers Federation joined a group…
ASTA Supports GMO Labeling Agreement
ASTA Supports Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on GMO Labeling The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) applauds Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for reaching a common sense food-labeling agreement….
The Latest Buzz on Honeybees
…as well. Nosema: A problem in hives Nosema is a microscopic fungus with spores that survive on the wax combs and stored food inside bee colonies. Bees eat the spores…
National Orange Blossom Day
…fragrances for the home. How to Observe Use #NationalOrangeBlossomDay to share on social media. From: Any Day Guide Everyday is a food holiday and June 27 is National Orange Blossom…
Agri View: Growing Mushrooms
…grown in the U. S. are oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, both gourmet culinary mushrooms. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, eighteen million pounds of these tasty mushrooms were…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross traveled through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and drought…