…Unilever United States. In the announcement, the coalition says it is focused on “driving progress in public policies that shape what people eat and how it impacts their health, communities,…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…with international public and animal health standards. These terms will allow U.S. exports of sheep and goat meat to resume. Last year, Japan imported $169 million in sheep and goat…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…holds tremendous food safety and animal health and welfare promise for U.S. pork. It is an emerging innovation that allows for simple changes to be made within a pig’s native…
Organic Foods Set to Continue Growing
…to more than $320 billion. The reason for the explosive growth is largely due to the development of health-conscious customers. Organic products are in very high demand for those concerned…
Study Finds Lean Red Meat Can Support Healthy Hearts
…heart health indicators improved with a Mediterranean-style eating pattern.” The study concluded that adults who are overweight or moderately obese people may improve multiple cardiometabolic disease risk factors by adopting…
Kansas Announces Pilot Disease Traceability Program for Cattle
…industry has taken the lead in this important project that will enhance our ability to protect cattle health here and across the nation,” Colyer says. Kansas beef producers, as well…
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…The Public Health Agency of Canada also indicated that several people in different Canadian provinces were also affected by the same strain of E. coli. This latest E. coli outbreak…
Telling The Story Project Saving Lives
…Telling the Story Project is a collaborative effort of the following organizations, made possible through funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program….
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
A walnut orchard in Princeton has developed a system that demonstrates cover crop efficacy in strengthening tree health from the ground up. By reaching out to the local Natural Resources…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
A government reorganization plan by President Trump would rename the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Health and Public Welfare. Notably, the plan would move the…
Erin Fitzgerald Hired to Lead U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance as New CEO
…Dairy®, she enhanced dairy’s contributions to a more sustainable food system by advancing the intersection of nutrition, health, hunger, food waste and impact. In her role, she conducted an environmental…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep; it is not a food safety or human health…
Homemade Organic Pest Control
…know that the chemicals made today, some of them very harmful to human health, were not available back then. So, farmers and households got creative and came up with multiple…
Grant Awarded for Studying Livestock Antimicrobials Impact
…Meatingplace reports the grant from the Wellcome Trust will fund research at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. The California law took effect this year and is…