Exhibit Highlights Nation’s Gardening History, Urban Ag Workshops Offered in LA
Something Beautiful AND Informative. From Jezebel: The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Gardens has created a #mustsee exhibit: “Cultivating America’s Gardens.” The exhibit explores the nation’s history of gardening from various aspects: …
A Salute to Irish Food and Agriculture
Recently I’ve focused on learning more about Ireland’s food system and agricultural sector, in preparation for a trip there this summer. St. Patrick’s Day seems a fitting time to share some …
Grass-fed beef is only the beginning for a Georgia producer
Kim Severson (@kimseverson) of the New York Times profiles William Harris III of Georgia, a new breed of Southern agriculturalist. His family’s business – White Oak Pastures – was built …
USDA’s food price outlook: mixed news
Earlier this week the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released the Food Price Outlook for 2015. FarmPolicy.com has some analysis; you can read that here. The big takeaway? “ERS predicts that …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: A survey of feedlot …
Survey of feedlot dust: antibiotics, bacteria found
Background: The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance has become a global health threat; it is often linked with the overuse of antibiotics in industrial-scale animal operations. Excreted antibiotics can …
Climate concerns may influence nutrition policy
A growing number of cattle industry advocates and climate change skeptics are expressing fear that a federal ‘anti-meat agenda’ will be reflected in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, slated to be …