nutrition

The Food and Drug Administration this week proposed a redesign of the Human Foods Program to enhance coordinated prevention and response activities.  The proposal includes a transformative vision for the Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA's field-based operations. Acc...

The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the appointment of 20 nationally recognized scientists to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  The Committee will review the current body of science on key nutrition topics and develop a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for USDA and HHS as t

According to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, when it comes to crafting the new Farm Bill, the USDA’s role is one of advisory and providing information.  But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a wish list of his own.  First, he said it will be important all sides work together to get a Farm Bill done on time.    “It will be important and n...

A University of Idaho crop researcher is trying to work out the agronomics of raising food-quality fall peas as a high yielding rotation crop for farmers in the state’s panhandle.  The UI’s Kurt Schroeder says while local growers have planted fall peas in the past as a cover crop, planting them for food is very different.  He said one of the ...

Earlier this week, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of nearly $10 million through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program.  The funding, made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act, bolsters USDA’s food and nutrition security efforts.  Specifically, the f...

Cattlemen know about general cattle nutrition, but beyond the basics, there are a lot of details that can trip you up.  Dusty Abney, cow-calf nutritionist with Cargill Animal Nutrition, said dry matter is one those foundational pieces.  If it’s...

"This September I'll be convening a White House conference on hunger nutrition and health," President Joe Biden recently announced. The Commander In Cheif noted the conference is designed to catalyze both the public and private sectors. "Anti-hunger and nutrition advocates, food companies, local & state governments, tribal and territory communities; to lay out our plan to comba

Potato growers have a lot to address in 2022, outside of weather and growing conditions. Blair Richardson, CEO of Potatoes USA said like the entire farming community, potato growers are trying to overcome logistical issues, inflation, rising input costs as well as the war in Ukraine ...

The USDA is taking specific actions to improve America’s nutrition security. The USDA’s nutrition security efforts build on the work the agency and its partners are doing to improve food security by increasing the Department’s focus on diet-related chronic diseases. Studies show th ...

USDA’s Economic Research Service says participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is declining. Fiscal year 2020 marked the 10th consecutive fiscal year WIC participation declined. On average, 6.2 mil ...