Dr. Marion Nestle is a renowned nutrition professor at NYU and Cornell. She follows-up on food industry funded research to present a clearer picture of the results and their trustability. Do the claims the industry makes actually hold up under review? I would not think the avocado industry would...
Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June Agricultural Survey. The agency will contact nearly 92,000 producers across the nation to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2025. “The June Agricultural Survey is one of...
The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission (NCSC) executive director, Michelle Grainger, alongside Linwood Scott III, Co-owner of Scott Farms, and Linwood Vick, Partner and General Manager of Vick Family Farms, have been named in the NC 2025 Business Power List as Agriculture Honorees. Their...
Produce Companies Making An Impact For Families In Publix Communities The Healthy Family Project’s 23rd bi-annual Publix Produce for Kids cause marketing campaign is underway through June 25. This year, 15 produce companies are helping provide 800,000 meals* to 35 Feeding America® partner food...
Written by: Meredith Bauer, Senior Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications As USDA halts animal imports, UF experts explain New World screwworm risk The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is urging veterinarians, livestock producers and animal health...
About Marion Nestle Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she officially retired in September 2017. In 2023, she was awarded The Edinburgh Medal (for science and...
Pig fat cell production could transform lab-grown meat development, with rare combination of reliable and stable cell growth. A source of fat cells from pigs has been developed in the lab, offering scientists and food manufacturers a promising tool for the large-scale production of cultivated meat...
Written by: Laura Jackson, Research Writer, West Virginia University Strategic Communications Feature Image: Farm visitors examine seedlings before they are planted in the fields. Visits like these educate attendees about farming practices, but also present opportunities for farmers to create new...
Written by: Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFASAs they digest grass and hay, cows produce significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas. In the quest to identify an alternative livestock feed, seaweed has emerged as a promising contender. “There has been a steady rise in...
Written by: Michelle Donovan, Associate Director of Media Relations, McMaster University A landmark study exploring Canadians’ consumption of chips, frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and other ultra-processed foods typically loaded with fat, sugar and additives has confirmed these foods are...
