Texas Beef Council targets millenials in campaign
Meatless Mondays, health concerns and rising prices have dampened beef consumption. Or not, depending on who is talking. Regardless, demand among a group of consumers regarded as being key to …
California food policy report out
The California Food Policy Council (CFPC) has issued its 2014 report on legislation related to food and farming. The Council’s policy work group analyzed twenty-two bills from this legislative session …
History of America through its food
A new book by historian and media executive Libby O’Connell traces American tastes from pemmican to Coca-Cola and beyond. The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites explores the …
Production from fish farms will grow by as much as 4.14 percent annually through 2022, a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) and the Organization …
New study: urban ag more prevalant than thought
NPR reports on a new study published by Environmental Research Letters, which indicates that up to 1.1 billion acres of land is being cultivated for food in or near cities. …
A highlight of the stories the UC Food_Observer featured this week. 1. The unsweetened truth about sugar. Three research institutions launch a unique, data-driven site – SugarScience – to serve …
Innovation can double lifespan of fruits and veggies
Scientist James Rogers and his team at Apeel Sciences have developed a line of all-natural antimicrobial films for produce that can prolong shelf life, and in some cases, double it. …
Op-ed: Urban-rural split is threat to farm and food policy
In an op-ed appearing in the Huffington Post, former USDA Secretary Dan Glickman describes the partisan split between rural and urban America, and how it jeopardizes in significant ways the …
“Modern Farmer”: magazine biz is hard, like farming
The audience for relative new-comer Modern Farmer is not farmers. In fact, creator Ann Marie Gardner has called the publication a “farming magazine for media professionals.” And the lifestyle magazine …
California brewing a small coffee crop
In the quiet agricultural counties of California’s Central Coast – within a short drive of Los Angeles County’s sprawl – producers are cultivating coffee beans. Working with University of California …