…grow beneath the soil. Sow seeds at a depth of one-half to one inch deep. And don’t forget the fast-growing combination of highly nutritious and intensely flavorful micro greens. Micro…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Food Bank & Family Services, Sacramento, California, $63,494 The Kenny Family Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, $45,000 Presence Health, Chicago, Illinois, $100,000 Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, Des Moines, Iowa, $99,587 Red Lake…
Egg Shell Uses
…to wild bird feed and chicken feed. Coffee lovers can add egg shells to ground coffee before brewing, reducing the bitterness. House plants love eggshells too, they keep the soil…
“Good-Guy” Fungus to Take on Killer of Oaks and Ornamental Crops
…Fort Detrick MD. Photo by Tim Widmer. A beneficial soil fungus could offer a bio-based approach to battling Phytophthora ramorum, a pathogen that kills oaks, other tree species, and woody…
USPS Issues Protect Pollinators Forever Stamps
…that they depend on are disappearing at an increasing rate. The protection of pollinators is vital to ensure the health of natural ecosystems and keep agricultural production thriving. A Cornell…
Bees Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
New data from the Department of Agriculture shows U.S. honey bee numbers increased in the last year. USDA released its honey bee health survey this week, which found the number…
Mexico Releases NAFTA Goals
…unify agricultural, animal and health safety regulations. A document from the economy ministry of Mexico, which outlines the goals, states: “Our objective is to have an expedited negotiation that maintains…
Farmers Union Relieved by Failed ACA Repeal Vote
…pass impactful health care reform. “NFU looks forward to working towards a bipartisan solution that improves access to affordable, high quality health care for family farmers, ranchers and rural Americans.”…
China Sets Ban on Australian Beef imports
…concerns or health issues. It stems from non-compliance issues centered on labeling meat from Australian processors that include two facilities owned by JBS of Brazil. Australia’s trade minister says there…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…even if the results are real, the levels detected are not a threat to health by a longshot. This is now how science is done. This is not how science…
Health Care Reform: NFU on What’s Happening Now
…the ACA that provide Americans with accessible, affordable, quality healthcare. “The cost of health care has long been a primary concern of farmers and ranchers,” said NFU President Roger Johnson….
Study Claims Glyphosate in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
…seem insignificant. John Fagan, the chief executive of the Health Research Institute Laboratories, which did the testing for the Organic Consumers Association, calculated that a 75-pound child would have to…
Chlorpyrifos Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
…was poised to ban Chlorpyrifos. However, new EPA administrator Scott Pruitt denied the petition calling for the ban, arguing that the EPA needs more time to study the health risks…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…faster, friendlier, and easier,” Perdue said. The meeting, held in the Lincoln Dining Room at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), included Secretary Perdue, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Health and…