Food

On this National Ag Day, National FFA is doing its part to celebrate and honor the farmers and ranchers of America by spreading the good news of agriculture.  Eric Pfeiffer reports.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

The National Farmers Union’s 117th Anniversary Convention concluded Tuesday in Bellevue, WA.  More than 460 family farmers and ranchers convened in western Washington to determine policy positions for the upcoming year.  Following the convention, President Roger Johnson said this week’s event demonstrates how NFU’s strength comes from the grassroots level.   “Farmers Union mem...

Supermarkets across the United States are being challenged on a number of fronts by some unlikely competitors.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

The FTC cleared Amazon Thursday to officially take over Whole Foods.  Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says Amazon will spend $13.7 billion to acquire the Austin, Texas-based high-end food grocery store chain.  The FTC wrapped up its investigation and found no anticompetitive effects sufficient to block the deal.   Acting...

American consumers are getting more information about their food than ever before.  However, consumers are still short on nutritional literacy and it may be affecting the nation’s health.   Those are just a few of the findings from the 12th annual Health and Food Survey conducted by the International Food and Health Information Foundation.  Similar to re...

A measure of global food prices retracted during March.  The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index averaged nearly 171 points in March, down almost five points from February, but still 13% above its level a year earlier.  The Index cons...

A recent survey of  global consumers shows most remain baffled by food labels. Sponsored by Elanco, The Truth About Food survey gathered input from 3,300 consumers in 11 countries.  Of the findings, online meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the survey shows 82% of consumers said they buy organic products mainly because they believe the foods to be pesticide-free.   But, ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. House approved the Global Food Security Act of 2016.  Wednesday’s 369-53 vote gave the food aid bill final congressional approval.  The bill ensures that both Feed the Future and the Emergency Food Security Program extend beyond the Obama administration.  Among other t...

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct the first-time local foods survey.  USDA hopes the survey, announced Thursday, will provide a data benchmark on the local foods sector in the United States.  Called the “2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey,” the survey will ask producers for information on their production and local marketing of foods during the 2015 calendar year