…agricultural health to ensure access to safe, plentiful, and nutritious food; increasing agricultural opportunities by supporting a competitive agricultural system; contributing to clean and abundant water by protecting and enhancing…
Storing Fresh Herbs
…be fabulous for your health, but if not stored properly and quickly can go bad before they can do you any good. Depending on which type of herbs you gather…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…of respondents stated that growing unpredictability in dairy prices had resulted in health problems from undue stress; and 54 percent of respondents indicated that volatile prices had led them to…
The Meat-Cancer Link Debate Heats Up Again
…the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to require cancer warning labels on foods like bacon, ham, hot dogs, and other products. Back in 2015, the World Health Organization’s International…
No GMO Wheat Found in Commercial Supplies
The USDA Plant and Animal Health Inspection Service closed its investigation into genetically engineered wheat showing up in a Washington state farm field. Back on July 29, the U.S. Ag…
How CDFA Samples for Fruit Fly
…agency’s Division of Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services, including a practice known as fruit sampling – fruit taken from properties and checked for Medfly larvae. This short video captures…
Trade Group Suing Dr. Oz Over Fake Olive Oil Claims
…quality of olive oil around the world. “Rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific research has consistently shown that all types of olive oil have significant health benefits, including reducing heart disease,” said Eryn…
Aloe Vera
…plant has been used for thousands of years to help heal a variety of health issues. It’s easy to grow at home and looks prettying any room. And its great…
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Dairy Bull Calves
…working with Wisconsin health and agriculture agencies, along with several other states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to investigate the outbreak. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the outbreak has…
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in French Fries
…the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food Science Research Unit (FSRU) in Raleigh, North Carolina, work to reduce acrylamide while maintaining health-promoting compounds in foods. The current process used to determine…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…fund cover or practices like cross-fencing to support rotational grazing or improving pasture cover to benefit pollinators or other wildlife. USDA will select offers for enrollment based on six ranking…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…nutrients more available and more affordable to people around the world. Groups such as the American Heart Association, Mayo Clinic and Harvard School of Public Health cite the heart health…
Spread Cheer, Not Invasive Hungry Pests, This Holiday Season
…from friends and families. Or they can hide in or on firewood brought from another location to light a holiday fire. As such, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…population.” NIFA’s AFRI Foundational: Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment Program supports research on healthy agroecosystems and their underlying natural resources essential to the sustained long-term production of agricultural goods and…