If you deal with the local USDA Farm Service Agency, you may see changes in its shape and service in the future. Rod Bain reports. FSA Looks at the Modern …
Meeting to Focus on Future of CA Ag
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss issues related to innovations, advancements and careers within the agricultural sector at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, May 6th at …
Pork Checkoff Updates Youth PQA Plus® Program
The Pork Checkoff has updated it’s Youth PQA Plus® program. The National Pork Board Vice President of Producer and Industry Relations, Bill Winkelman, says this program gives young producers information …
Talk About Your Census and Share Your Story
Rod Bain reports the USDA has a new way for explaining how Census of Agriculture data benefits them. Renee Picanso of the National Agricultural Statistics Service also shares examples of …
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
With California’s driest months ahead, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to strengthen the state’s ability to manage water and habitat effectively in drought conditions and …
Additional Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s New Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
SACRAMENTO, April 22, 2014 – Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in March by Governor Brown allocates $10 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for on-farm …
Drought Brings New Attention to Groundwater
California Farm Bureau Federation Amid California’s deep drought, calls for strengthening groundwater management have gotten louder as water supplies have become tighter. Water experts say they anticipate policy debates on …
100% of California in Moderate to Exceptional Drought
The newest Drought Monitor Map was released today by the USDA with the following for California: D2 and D3 expanded in northern California and parts of southern Oregon, with D2 …
Producer Reaction to New PEDv Reporting Requirements
What do pork producers think of the new reporting requirements? The USDA announced it would mandate the reporting of PEDv infection by pork producers and would implement a tracking system …
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces New Report on Scientific Breakthroughs from USDA in 2013
New USDA Discoveries Led to 180 New Inventions, Include Flour that Prevents Weight Gain, Protections from Disease for U.S. Troops, Turning Grass Clippings to Energy WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 – …
Mandatory Reporting for Pork Industry Diseases
The USDA announced their intent to help fight against pork diseases, however Pork Checkoff Vice President of Science and Technology Dr. Paul Sundberg says the implementation of that plan has …
Changing Choices
Everett Griner lets us know what the #1 ranked meat is. A hint, it isn’t beef. Changing Choices. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire …
Some Say PEDv Devastation Unknown
With a lot of anxiety about how PEDv is affecting hog numbers and market prices there are many different opinions of where the hog supply is at. The next USDA …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
Required Reporting of Cases Latest Measure to Slow Disease Spread St. Paul, Minn., April 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in an effort to further enhance …