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ITC To Investigate the Impact of Blueberry Imports on US Domestic Producers

At the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated an investigation to determine...

The History and Value of School Lunches

The Beginning The National School Lunch Program operates in 100,000 schools and is available to approximately 50 million children. We...

COVID-19 and the Need for International Food Aid – A Growing Body of Evidence

“So today, with COVID-19, I want to stress that we are not only facing a global health pandemic but also a...

The Debate?

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. How exciting – With the Presidential race headed for the finish line, we...

On the Farm

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. I have escaped the wild and crazy political wars of Washington, DC. I...

Constitution Day and More

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. Did you know that September 17 this week was Constitution Day? Our country...

Government Gridlock & More

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. We have not heard much about the threat of African Swine Fever. Even...

Register by October 1 to receive $100 discount on OFW/Food Institute Virtual Food Labeling Course

OFW and The Food Institute will be holding their annual Food Labeling Seminar on October 7, 8, and 9. The...

The History and Value of School Lunches

By Kristin McGinty The Beginning The National School Lunch Program operates in 100,000 schools and is available to approximately 50...

Taiwan and More

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. Taiwan – Let us keep in mind that China claims the island of...

Corn

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. I want to open today by talking about corn. There are a lot...

COVID-19 and the Need for International Food Aid – A Growing Body of Evidence

By: Julia Johnson “So today, with COVID-19, I want to stress that we are not only facing a global health...

This and That

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. There are a lot of balls in the air. I will try to...

Policy Solutions to Climate Change through Agriculture and Forestry

By Julia Johnson The coronavirus has dominated the news cycle over the last five months and has disrupted nearly every...

More Spending – More Aid

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. It was so easy and so fast in the Spring — when Republicans...

Weather & Trade

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. All reports from the heartland tell us that this year’s crops look good....

Virus Relief Package

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. We have 2 parties – Republicans and Democrats in our Congress. And then...

QHC for Cranberry Products and Reduced Risk of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Healthy Women

FDA has published a letter of enforcement discretion, which it sent to legal counsel for Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., that...

7/21/20 OFW Law Daily COVID-19 News Conference Summary

President Donald Trump held a 30-minute press conference beginning at 5:15 this afternoon. Summary of the President’s remarks and questions:...

Pandemics Costs Money

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. We are trying to survive a global pandemic, trade disruptions, and trade conflicts....

Pandemic Costs

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. In recent weeks, the news has focused on the number of cases of...

Issues of the Day

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. For more than 2 years the U.S., Canada and Mexico have been negotiating...

2020 Dietary Guidelines Near the End of Stage One

By: Julia Johnson On Wednesday, June 16, the 2020, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) hosted a public meeting to...

China and More

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. I have, on more than one occasion, talked about President Trump and EPA...