The Department of Agriculture last week announced $8.4 million of competitive grants to support USDA partner organizations that benefit minority farmers. The funding seeks to support training, outreach and technical …
Tools to Help Dairy Farmers
NMPF Offers Updated Tools to Help Dairy Farmers Enrolling in Margin Protection Program for 2017 The National Milk Producers Federation has updated its Margin Protection Program website –futurefordairy.com – with …
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep …
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
by Agnes Perez and Gustavo Ferreira, USDA Economic Research Service Lower Supplies Boost Early-Summer Prices for Sweet Cherries and Melons In late June, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its first …
Food Security
Food Security of Developing Countries Expected To Improve Through 2026 as Food Prices Fall and Incomes Rise by Stacey Rosen, Karen Thome, and Birgit Meade USDA Economic Research Service staff The …
Drone Data Becomes Cheaper with FAA Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) rules for small drones are out. The rules will become law in August and the biggest change producers should see is a reduced cost for …
Every Kid In A Park
Cathy Isom tells us about the Every Kid In A Park program giving every fourth grade student and their families an opportunity to enjoy our nation’s recreational areas. That’s coming …
Agri View: The Computer Age
Everett Griner talks about farmers adapting to the computer age in today’s Agri View.
July 4th Cookout Prices
Cathy Isom clues us in on how much we’ll be forking over for our 4th of July cookouts this year. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours.
Agri View: Golf Course Farming?
Everett Griner talks about farming a closed golf course, a good or bad idea, in today’s Agri View.
Partnerships Formed for Temperance Flat Research
Water Leaders Form Partnership to Look at Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir Feasibility Central Valley water and agriculture groups say the Temperance Flat Dam and Reservoir project took a significant …
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft of its approved changes to California’s groundwater basin boundaries, …
The California Kitchen: Black Berry Chicken Salad Lettuce Wrap
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Black Berry Chicken Salad Ice Berg Lettuce Wrap with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need:
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
U.S. EPA Proposes Greater Protection from Selenium in San Francisco Bay and Delta Threatened and endangered species at risk from selenium The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a federal Clean …