by PBFA | Dec 23, 2020 | Agriculture, PBFA News |
In various conversations with our member companies over the years, PBFA learned that most of the ingredients used to produce plant-based foods are imported to the U.S. We would hear stories about companies having to import wheat for seitan from Canada, Australia or...
by PBFA | Aug 21, 2020 | Agriculture, PBFA News, Policy |
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Final Advisory Report from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a review of the latest science on nutrition, intended to develop the 2020-2025...
by PBFA | Sep 11, 2018 | Agriculture |
This week, our lobbyist Shannon Campagna and I attended the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut to spend time with the nation’s agriculture leaders, their staff, and other supporters of U.S....
by PBFA | May 17, 2018 | Agriculture, News |
Status (4/13/21): Unfortunately, the Brat-Blumenauer Amendment was not included in the 2018 Farm Bill that was passed in December, 2018. The farm bill debate is now in full swing in the House. Included in a flurry of amendments is an important measure that goes to the...
by PBFA | Apr 20, 2018 | Agriculture |
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explores a different side of food waste, the “opportunity food loss” of producing animal-based products and the advantages of plant-based alternatives. Unlike conventional food waste, the...
by PBFA | Mar 7, 2018 | Agriculture |
Status (4/13/21): The farm bill was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2018, but was lacking in mentions of plant-based foods. However, technical assistance to specialty crops was adopted by the bill in a win for the plant-based foods industry. SAN FRANCISCO...
