The official USDA website is a wealth of information if you’re willing to take the time to navigate it. From time to time, we’ll publish pertinent information from this website that we feel could be useful to you and those in the food industry. One that is of particular interest is the Food Price Outlook, …
Food Safety
Tech Talk Episode 3 Features Artificial Intelligence In the New Era of Smarter Food Safety
The third installment of FDA’s new podcast series on technology and food safety focused on AI (artificial intelligence) and its potential to advance food safety. It was hosted by Frank Yiannis, Deputy FDA Commissioner for Food Policy and Response and Donald Prater, Associate Commissioner for Imported Food Safety. The experts were Maria Velissarou, Global Corporate …
Crop News
April Freeze Plus Snow Hurt Northwest Vegetable And Fruit Crops
United States Green pea planting is completed. Recent cold weather and snow delayed plantings and we could see some reduced crop yields due to the unusual weather conditions in April. We do not anticipate a start date on green pea harvest until the early part of June. Sweet corn plantings are underway and to date …
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