…Grateful To Give Back Tour in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, December 9th at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank followed by a stop at the Atlanta Community Food Bank…
Agri View: Smart Phones
…their efforts to promote sustainable land-use practices and world food security. This past April, they released the first two of a suite of mobile phone apps that, once all are…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
…dairy-based food products for consumers, food service professionals and food manufacturers. “Land O’Lakes is committed to a strong, empowered next generation, and we are pleased to strengthen our partnership with…
FDA Requests Comments on Use of the Term “Natural” on Food Labeling
…information: Federal Register Notice: Use of the Term “Natural” in the Labeling of Human Food Products; Request for Information and Comments; Extension of the Comment Period. “Natural” on Food Labeling…
Fog Compensates for Low Elevation
…are widely grown in the arid rainfed areas of Tunisia. However, pistachio production is still low with important variation between years. This study investigated the responses of pistachio trees to…
Goat Meat for the Holidays
…goats are seldom if ever raised using intensive and medicated methods. Similar to deer, goats thrive on brush; they browse, turning foods humans cannot digest into valuable protein from meat…
Look for California Ag in Rose Parade
…have an opportunity to join our colleagues from California Grown as they certify that a select number of floats are comprised of at least 85 percent flowers and plants grown…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
…California, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) initiated an extensive monitoring program to track the distribution of the insect and disease. This program involves CDFA and other personnel…
A GMO Food Labeling Discussion Coming Soon
The Agriculture Secretary plans to bring stakeholders in the genetically engineered food labeling debate to the table in an effort to reach common ground on the issue. A GMO Food…
“Say Cheese!” Growing California Video Series
“Say Cheese!” is a profile of the Fiscalini Cheese Company of Modesto, California. This is the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown. The…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…food businesses and infrastructure projects. As a result of our support, the market for local food has grown to an estimated $11.7 billion in 2014 from $5 billion in 2008….
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
…food we currently produce. But the challenge of feeding everyone isn’t just an issue of volume. It’s also an issue of what type of food is needed, and where. On…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting concept proposals for the 2016 grant cycle. FREP’s competitive grant program funds research that…
Fresh Christmas Tree
…A tree on a lot might have been harvested locally a day or two ago, or it might have been cut a few weeks earlier and trucked from another state,…