New USDA guidelines prompt healthier meal tests in Chicopee schools

Chicopee students sampled recipes that align with the new USDA dietary regulations for added sugar, and were able to vote for ...
Cancer Therapy Advisor

Despite USDA Guideline Omissions, Most Americans Are Aware of Alcohol-Cancer Link, Survey Suggests

The 28th Wave of the Annenberg Survey of Attitudes on Public Health focused on the participants’ opinions on and awareness of various topics, including alcohol use.
The Journal

USDA biofuel guidelines, GREET model welcomed

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the publication Jan. 15 of interim technical guidelines for climate-smart agriculture crops used as biofuel feedstocks. The rule lays out how to ...

Introducing AmeriPlate® Front-of-Serving-Line Menu Boards and Signage to Turn New USDA Guidelines into Student Action

Green Edge Systems’ new system helps schools move from offering food to guiding healthier student choices in line with ...
Agri-Pulse

USDA drops bundling requirement, expands farming practices for 45Z biofuel credit

USDA is making it easier for growers to qualify for a new biofuel tax credit by increasing the number of eligible crops and climate-smart farming practices and dropping a bundling requirement. USDA ...
Quincy Herald-Whig

USDA posts interim climate-smart agriculture guidelines

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture published an interim rule establishing guidelines for climate-smart crops used as biofuel feedstocks, as well as a Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator ...

Experts Say Lobbying Skewed the U.S. Dietary Guidelines

While many doctors and scientists have applauded some of the new guidelines—especially the recommendation to eat less added ...