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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 25, 2024
More than eight years after Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food and Drug Administration, industry and outside scientists are still struggling to figure out the best way to ensure the water used for irrigating and packing fresh produce is safe.
Authors of the EAT-Lancet report recommending a “radical transformation” of the human diet to solve climate change have been defending their report from criticism that its recommendations may be impossible to implement and potential benefits oversold.
USDA is intensifying efforts to keep African Swine Fever out of the U.S. and educate the public about the devastating virus that’s plaguing China’s pork producers.
Taiwanese supermarkets and restaurants are getting a look at some unfamiliar cuts of beef in an effort to increase U.S. marketshare in the Asian nation.
The 2018 farm bill officially recognizes urban farmers — from those with community gardens to those operating multi-million-dollar vertical farms — with the creation of both a new office and a research, education, and extension initiative.
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urging him to reverse his decision to implement ‘Meatless Mondays’ in New York City public schools.
The Department of Agriculture has whittled down a list of locations still in the running to house USDA’s Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
(Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in our seven-part in-depth editorial series where we look ahead at “Farm & Food 2040.” This story focuses on the expanding use of marketing and product differentiation available through food labels and how consumers digest that buffet of information.)
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