New Ag Sec, Food Policy and Good Reads
Some Breaking News Sonny Perdue is President-Elect Trump’s pick for ag secretary. The former Georgia governor has significant agricultural experience and is likely to be a popular pick with many …
James Beard Foundation Announces Leadership Awards
The James Beard Foundation will present its leadership awards at an event in mid-October. The annual awards dinner – co-hosted by Good Housekeeping magazine – “celebrates visionaries responsible for creating …
Presidential candidates offer food/ag policy platforms; a major hunger report is released
Good morning. On the menu today, in no particular order: Sanders and Clinton on farm policy. Nathanael Johnson of Grist provides a brief but excellent analysis of the rural communities platforms provided by presidential candidates …
#foodwaste, Bittman and Betty (Crocker), E.coli outbreak and more
Happy Monday! A few pieces for you to read, in no particular order. #foodwaste: reducing it and dealing with it. No one likes wasting food. So why do we do it? …
New #CAMatters video, female farmers, the bitter truth, getting kids to eat vegetables
Getting kids to eat more veggies. A team of researchers from Texas A&M analyzing #foodwaste has discovered some interesting things about when – and why – kids are choosing to …
What would a government shutdown mean for U.S. agriculture? This blog post from the National Sustainable Agriculture Council (NSAC) discusses the very real impacts. NSAC “is an alliance of …
Food: safety, feeding the world, education, politics, obesity, access and policy
So much news…! Food safety conviction. Earlier this week, the owner and CEO of a peanut company (now defunct) was sentenced to 28 years in jail for his role …
Public perception matters in the research enterprise, some surprising history, school lunches
Public perception matters in the research enterprise. Some surprising history. Back to school…and school lunches are in the news. Are scientists who collaborate with industry tainted? Last weekend’s New York …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. In defense of carbs: The Paleo diet …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. The growing demand for ‘fair’ food: In …