Team Nutrition Grants Available to Improve the Health and Future of America’s Children WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $5.5 million in new grants to…
PEDv No Threat to Food Safety
The World Organization for Animal Health, OIE, says porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is not a reportable disease and no major pork importers are scaling back. Taylor Hillman reports. PEDv No…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
…million each to three public-private innovation institutes that focus on biobased product manufacturing, pollinator health, and anti-microbial resistance research, respectively. At the same time, the 2015 budget recognizes fiscal realities….
Balancing Impacts of Coffee on Health
Rod Bain If you drink coffee, recent studies on health risks and benefits from coffee may seem unclear and contradictory. Rod Bain reports. Balancing Impacts of Coffee on Health…
WIC Program Changes Will Enhance Public Health
…Greenaway, Executive Director of the National WIC Association, saying that the changes in the food package for WIC participants will enhance public health. WIC Program Changes Will Enhance Public. Health…
Enhanced School Wellness Environments Make the Smart Choice the Easy Choice for a Healthier Next Generation
…healthy choices. Bottom line: these steps help make the healthy choice, the easy choice for millions of schoolchildren. It’s clear that the improvements we’ve made to school breakfasts, lunches, and…
California Firm Recalls Canadian Liver Pâté Products
…product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use…
Drought Leads to Early Removal of Almonds
…the orchard, deep rip it, put soil amendments on, fix up the irrigation system and get it all prepped and marked, and then next winter plant baby trees,” Davis said….
The White House and USDA Announce School Wellness Standards
…bipartisan Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 mandated that the USDA set guidelines for what needed to be included in local school wellness policies in areas such as setting goals…
USDA Grant for Pollinator Health, CA Left Out
…the health of bees, which play an important role in crop production. The funding is a focused investment to improve pollinator health and will be targeted in five Midwestern states,…
Two UC Farm Advisors issue Article on Alfalfa’s Resilience to Drought
…out, there is a trade off. They say there will be little yield. Still, research has shown that the stand will persist on most soil types and yield will recover…
New Healthcare Enrollment Numbers Increase
Susan Carter tells us a new Health and Human Services report out Friday shows enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continues to rise. New healthcare enrollment numbers increase…
Low Prices Not Necessarily Cause for Ag Sector Pessimism
Prices may be weaker, but one expert says that’s not the full measure of the health of the farm economy. Low Prices Not Necessarily Cause for Pessimism…
Addressing Cover Crops and Soil Health
Cover crops as a significant tool for soil conservation and health? The NRCS Chief and others say “Yes”. Rod Bain reports. Rod Bain reports on soil health…