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Experts give sugar producers a marketing update

08/07/19 6:25 AM By Ed Maixner

Market researchers and nutrition data suggest sugar may get a nutrition health facelift.

Groups criticize exclusion of external science reviews from DGAC process

07/31/19 6:26 AM By Steve Davies

A collection of consumer, health and other groups is urging the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to use external reviews and reports developed by outside entities as it develops its latest version of nutrition recommendations for Americans.

Opinion: We must invest in global nutrition and end the need for foreign aid

04/04/19 10:34 AM By William Moore

In the past 25 years, our world has cut hunger, poverty, and malnutrition in half and lifted a billion people out of poverty.

Members named to dietary guidelines advisory panel

02/21/19 4:38 PM By Steve Davies

USDA has announced the appointment of 20 scientists to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, whose role will be integral to the development of the 2020-2025 set of guidelines.

Opinion: New California legislation is good news for dairy community

01/22/19 5:45 AM By Tammy Anderson-Wise

The new year marks the start of a California law that is good news for the dairy community and public health, while providing a model for nutrition-related policy and education that could benefit many in agriculture.

USDA plan slashes SNAP work exemptions

12/20/18 5:00 AM By Spencer Chase

The Trump administration is moving to make it much harder for states and localities to get waivers from the work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for able-bodied adults without dependents.

Opinion: How Modern Agriculture is Helping Reduce Food Waste and Enhancing Food Security

10/16/18 1:00 PM By Jill Wheeler

October 16 is World Food Day, a time to promote worldwide awareness and action on behalf of those who suffer from hunger – and acknowledge the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all.

USDA makes it easier for storm victims to get WIC benefits

09/26/18 6:20 AM By Daniel Enoch

USDA and the state of North Carolina are making it easier for participants in the WIC nutrition program to take advantage of their benefits in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Opinion: University of Illinois Leading the Way in Global Food Security

09/10/18 9:35 AM By Rep. Rodney Davis and Dr. Peter Goldsmith

To improve food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and many other regions of the world, agricultural production systems need to be transformed.

FDA wants to know how to describe what's in your food

07/26/18 7:52 PM By Steve Davies

Information that consumers get on food packaging needs to be clear, brief and supported by science, attendees at a public meeting told Food and Drug Administration officials Thursday.

Opinion: What do poor balance sheets, trade wars, Impossible Burgers and trial lawyers have in common?

I’m flat busted. My Missouri corn and soybean farm is bankrupt, financially incompetent, a lousy credit risk, upside down--you pick the financial euphemism for a balance sheet that is downright ugly. I’m still paying my bills on time and eating good, due to some profitable years in the recent past, but any honest appraisal of my farm’s future income and liabilities is dark indeed. Of course, if there is any comfort to be found in shared misery, every other producer of corn and soybeans in the U.S. is in the same position.