Welcome to the Alliance for Food and Farming

U.S. farmers produce the safest, most abundant food supply in the world under the strictest government and consumer standards anywhere.

Here you will find information on a host of issues that often appear in the news and call into question the safety of the U.S. food supply. What is the real story? Who can you turn to for expert advice? The Alliance for Food and Farming answers those questions by providing insight into how U.S. farmers produce our nation’s food supply, offering scientific information and facts on important food safety issues and supplying resources where you can learn more.

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What's New

  • 1/15/2010 - Summary of an Independant Analysis of Parlier Air Monitoring Data and Health Impacts
    The California Department of Food and Agriculture has released its final report from a year-long project conducted in 2006 to monitor pesticides in the air and assess health impacts on the community of Parlier, CA. Meanwhile, a group of concerned farmers and farm groups conducted its own analysis of the data from this project to verify there are no signficant health concerns for residents. Click above for a summary of key findings from this review or request the full report at info@foodandfarming.info.
  • 12/7/2009 - DPR Reports Pesticide Use Declined Again in 2008
    For the third consecutive year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation is reporting a drop in the use of pesticides by California farmers. Among other findings from the report, CDPR concludes the continued decline in insecticide use reflects more growers are shifting from broad-based insecticides to new products more specific to the pest and less toxic to people and the environment. Click above to read a summary of the report's findings or visit the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's website for more information.
  • 10/9/2009 - "Ten Riskiest Foods" List Highly Deceptive
    Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit blog aims squarely at the Center for Science in the Public Interest's new "Ten Riskiest Foods" List and explains why it's not just misleading for consumers, but downright "shameful."