Citrus growers produce more fruit despite less land use, USDA finds
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The decades-long decline in acreage used to grow oranges and other citrus fruits in Florida continued last year, with the share of land used…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The decades-long decline in acreage used to grow oranges and other citrus fruits in Florida continued last year, with the share of land used…
“I try to take care of them and be gentle with them… Once they’re broken, they’re beyond repair.” – Anne Sexton Last week I received an email from a reader…
A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address what they call “unacceptable” services provided to Native American reservations by a federal food…
WASHINGTON DC (AP) – A bipartisan group of senators is calling on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsak to take immediate action after several tribal nations reported that a federal food…
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is calling on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsak to take immediate action after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program…
THE MIDDLE PLACE— Rising grocery store prices in recent years are not the fault of farmers or “greedy” corporations, a conservative North Carolina-based research organization concludes in a new documentary…
The Packers and Stockyard Division is actively investigating Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat companies in the country, according to interviews with contract farmers and a USDA official. The…
The Iowa State Department of Health has applied for a waiver to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Assistance Program to implement a separate summer nutrition project.…
Open Heart Kitchen (OHK) is preparing to launch its new food bank program in just a few weeks, but for Executive Director John Bost, the grand opening can’t come soon…
CO2 CREDITS … Nominations sought for Council membership PUBLISHED ON 13 August 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on August 13 that it intends to establish a Greenhouse…