…Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments in supporting transformative research and education at the more than 80 higher education institutions that offer strong agricultural sciences programs is critical.” NIFA’s NLGCA program offers competitive…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…and horticultural research farms, the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, and the Organic Dairy Research Farm. Additional properties also provide forage, forests and woodlands in…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…“Research shows that the multitude of date labels that appear on foods today are a source of confusion for many consumers,” said Frank Yiannas, Vice President of Food Safety &…
Agri View: Red Meat Consumption
…claims much of what we have been told for decades. It is about red meat consumption and cardiovascular disease. After studying hundreds of research articles, consuming three ounces of red…
National Pork Board Increases International Markets Funding
…The National Pork Board has responsibility for Checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. Through a legislative national Pork Checkoff, pork…
AFBF Joins Groups in Support of Farm Bill Funding
…Bread for the World, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, the National Association of Counties, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. The letter…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Watermelon Promotion Board
…board is available on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website. More information about research and promotion programs is available at the Research & Promotions Programs page of the AMS website….
Botryosphaeria Concerns Rise with Wet Weather
…means growers need to move botryosphaeria up on their list of concerns. California Pistachio Research Board Manager Bob Klein said the fungal disease could be a big issue for pistachio…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…Medicine report found that in the 1960s the Sugar Association funded scientific studies to diminish findings that linked sugar consumption to poor heart health. Instead, the Association used industry-funded research…
House Agriculture Committee Considers Pros and Cons to Restricting SNAP Purchases
…Research Fellow, Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. Dr. Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Director, The Hamilton Project, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Ms. Leslie Sarasin, CEO,…
Influence of Income and Prices on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender
by Andrew Muhammad, Anna D’Souza, Birgit Meade, Renata Micha, and Dariush Mozaffarian USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Worldwide changes in eating habits and poor nutrition are contributing…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…world over to enjoy,” said Almond Board Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Gabriele Ludwig. Almond Board Research Investment Formally launched in 1973, the Almond Board’s research programs have been…
High Fructose Corn Syrup Use Declining in U.S.
Domestic use of high fructose corn syrup continues to fall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A recent report by the USDA Economic Research Service says use of the…
USDA Seeks Sorghum Board Nominating Organizations
…Research and Promotion Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program at (470) 315-4246, or via email at Craig.Shackelford@ams.usda.gov. The board was established by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of…