nutrition

Fewer and fewer children are connected to farming these days. In an effort to educate those young people about where their food comes from, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has their Farm to School Program. This grant process encourages farmers from across the state to provide their commodities for students statewide, allowing the kids to enjoy fresh food, while the farmer gets to educate th

Achieving profitability in the dairy industry today can seem like a game of dominoes. Every decision connects other aspects of your operation; sometimes in unforeseen ways. Profits require high levels of milk production, which requires a large amount of high-quality feed ...

The Nutrition Coalition alleges there is a serious threat to the integrity and trustworthiness of the nation's federal nutrition policy. On Wednesday, the coalition released allegations made by one or more members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, under the direction of the USDA ...

Kathy Stephenson with Pear Bureau Northwest talks about the importance of nutrition research and what it means for local growers. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio... Read More ... Read More ... Read More ...

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...

As the next farm bill is crafted, a familiar debate has begun in whether or not the nutrition section should be included for 2018.   Farm leaders like Ron Moore with the American Soybean Association said they think it would be a mistake to remove nutrition from the farm bill.  ...