Two new pilot projects will enhance USDA and industry’s ability to trace products responsible for foodborne illness outbreaks. […]
The golden arches have beckoned turnpike travelers for decades. There’s generally not much else to choose from when […]
Editor’s Note: In this Q&A, Tom Auvil of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission shares insight into the […]
U.S. Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) and the United Fresh Produce Association and its members, welcomed Kevin Concannon, USDA […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s Rural Development recently issued a $75 million loan guarantee to support construction […]
Tweet Seeing an astronaut biting into a crisp, recently harvested pepper while breathing in fresh, humid air on […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The purpose of the series of webinars is to assist the industry in implementing the Produce Traceability […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selected proposals for the 2011 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG); and Florida was […]
Salinas, CA- based Tanimura & Antle is running a fall 2011 product promotion called Salad Smarts to support […]
Immigration reform has been a part of the national dialogue for much of the past two decades. One […]
How many people will we need to feed in the next 35 years? 9,000,000,000. That’s a big number […]
During the recent food safety reform debate, much was made of the “big vs. small” grower divide. […]
The Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Program’s (PAMP) “Find Fresh” farm market campaign recently won three Communicator Awards in the […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Legal Workforce Act mandating that employers use the federal E-Verify system to verify worker eligibility is […]
Representing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Rich Budell, Director of the Office of Agricultural […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Officials at the Oregon Public Health Division determined that deer feces was the source of the E. […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js More than 1,000 new farmers markets have been recorded across the country, according to results released in […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced research funding to North Carolina State University (NCSU) to study human […]
The USDA has designated 27 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused drought […]