Beekeepers now have a valuable resource at their fingertips with the release of the latest comprehensive Honey Bee Nutrition Guide from the Honey Bee Health Coalition. The guide is a review and manual for supplemental feeding in bee hives, giving beekeepers a simple approach to the complex and...
A few years ago I took a leap of faith and started a company to create a new television series about food, farmers and all the other good people who keep us fed. Believing if people saw the reality about farming, and most importantly got to know the incredible people behind it, they'd be amazed...
In our latest survey, KURU Footwear takes a deep dive into restaurant workers’ mental and physical health.By: KURU FootwearThe restaurant industry took a hit when COVID-19 first swept the nation, and we’re still learning how these effects have played out in a post-pandemic world. But just how are...
Flavor comes from a combination of nature and science. Food and beverage industry representatives from across the world will gather in Orlando in March to learn the research behind unique tastes and aromas. Scientists from the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) and the UF Center...
NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have chosen five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2024. They include the 2024 Farm Bill, food safety, labor reform, pesticide regulation and PFAS. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney remarked on the...
Husband and Wife Team Purchases North Carolina Organic Company Creating Full Circle HappeningNew Sprout Organic Farms, near Asheville, NC, was recently purchased by Joey Hocutt and Kristi Hocutt, a husband-and-wife team who have a long-time presence in the southeastern agriculture industry as...
Maize is an important food source for humans and livestock and is used in various industrial products such as biofuels. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is awarding Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra of the University of California, Davis the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences for...
A new Tufts-led study found women who ate more plant-based protein developed fewer chronic diseases and were generally healthier later in life. By: Annie Young, Tufts University Findings are derived from the seminal Harvard-based Nurses’ Health Study, which followed more than 48,000 female health...
FFAR’s ROAR program rapidly funds research and outreach in response to emerging or unanticipated threats to U.S. food supply or agricultural systems.The ProblemA devastating pathogen, frosty pod rot, is compromising the cocoa industry in continental America. If not managed properly, the pathogen...
We’re at the height of the Florida strawberry harvesting season – a time when the state’s growers are doing all they can to make sure consumers can choose from among the best of their favorite fruit at the market. “It has been an incredible Florida strawberry season in terms of flavor and...
