Regional and global leaders bring added expertise to drive progress across the potato value chain The Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members in the first quarter of 2026, further strengthening its commitment to...
NASDA Welcomes New Member To Communications Team
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is excited to announce the hiring of Madison Sifford as communications coordinator. In this role, Sifford will help advance the organization’s communications strategy and increase the visibility of state...
Infant Formula Faces Continued Scrutiny Over Safety, Ingredients, And Testing
Dr. Marion Nestle, longtime NYU professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, with additional faculty roles at UC San Francisco and Cornell, is best known for analyzing the intersections of food, politics, and health, often exposing how government policy,...
Loopholes In USDA School Food Standards Let Ultra-Processed Snacks Into Schools
Dr. Marion Nestle, longtime NYU professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, with additional faculty roles at UC San Francisco and Cornell, is best known for analyzing the intersections of food, politics, and health, often exposing how government policy,...
New “Dirty Dozen” And “Clean 15” Produce Reports Now Show Forever Chemicals
EWG’s 2026 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ finds widespread PFAS pesticide residue on non-organic fruits and vegetables Nearly 60% of Clean Fifteen™ produce samples had no detectable pesticide residues compared to 96% of Dirty Dozen™ samples The...
Kimchi And Other Fermented Foods May Reduce Inflammation, Study Finds
Korean Live Microbes Survey Finds Less Inflammation from Consuming Fermented Foods Written by: Steven Gibb, IAFNS A new study analyzed South Korean health data to determine whether live microbe intake from fermented foods like kimchi is associated with certain health...
New Studies Support Animal-Free Protein Digestibility Testing For Food Labeling
Lab Studies Advance Protein Digestibility Tests for Food From the Institute for the Advancement of Food & Nutrition Sciences Editor's Key Takeaways A nine-lab North American study validated two non-animal methods for measuring protein digestibility. The pH-drop...
USDA Reveals Who Really Owns America’s Farmland And How It’s Rented
Most of the U.S. Rented Farmland is Owned by Non-Farmers Over 2.0 million landowners rented out 348 million acres of farmland, according to the results of the 2024 Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey results released today...
IFPA Urges Congress To Boost Fruit And Vegetable Consumption To Improve Health And Strengthen U.S. Agriculture
In verbal testimony delivered today to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns called on Congress to take bold, evidence-based action to increase Americans’ consumption of...
Farmers Face Fertilizer Crisis Due To War With Iran
TFI: Strait of Hormuz Closure & Impacts to Fertilizer The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) is closely monitoring developments following the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime shipping channel for global fertilizer and energy markets. Cargo...










