In a sign that mayors are going to get involved in the setting of nutrition policy in the farm bill, the U.S. Conference of Mayors has established a food policy task force headed by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Read More...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Teen television actor Reed Alexander and chef Lorena Garcia are collaborating with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to create healthier school meal recipes, while the Wasserman Foundation has pledged to back athletes’ visits to schools, the William J. Clinton Foundation has announced. Read More...

U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Jose Graziano da Silva has announced an international scientific symposium on food and nutrition security information next week in Rome. Read More...