…minimal maintenance to improve udder health. “The ability to make better-informed decisions about the health and reproductive status of individual cows, groups and the entire herd, means that dairy farmers…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…were less about safety and more about agency overreach. Just last month, the court ruled that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration did not follow the proper process, and that…
Cargill Announces Non-GMO Project Verified Ingredients
…for Cargill’s Non-GMO Verified ingredients. NSF International is a global independent organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the food, water, health sciences, and consumer goods industries….
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…and gave farmers and ranchers more than one good reason to sweat. In San Luis Obispo County, cattle rancher Joy Fitzhugh expressed concern about the health of her livestock, and…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
Guided by a new scientific assessment of health risks, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today announced an update to the way the fumigant pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D) is managed…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…health and water quality in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. MacLennan noted, “Cargill is committed to the success of the MRCC because we believe that sustainability programs like this will benefit…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…the forest, and forest health means more water running down the rivers and into reservoirs that can eventually be used for growing food and other uses. If we allow this…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
…World Health Organization. The World Health Summit, scheduled for October 9th through the 11th, is an international platform for exploring strategic developments and decisions in the healthcare. The Meatless Monday…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care facilities. USDA also has invested $31.3 billion in 963 electric projects that have financed more than 185,000 miles of transmission…
Agri View: New Possibilities
…words groves of research. What people don’t realize is that the pomegranate is a very good health food. We could find a lot of anxious growers in groves. That’s Agri…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…homes; and funded nearly 9,200 community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care facilities. USDA also has invested $31.3 billion in 963 electric projects that have financed more…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Additional information about this work can be found on USDA’s Medium chapter, Growing a…
National Farm to School Month
…health of America’s students through farm to school programming is also an investment in the health of local economies. The Census results found that strong farm to school programs can…
Most Consumers Say They Lack Access to Information about Food
…work to do.” The results show that consumers want transparency in very specific areas, including the impact of food on health, food safety, animal well-being and the environment. Further, the…