From CDFA “Planting Seeds” A partnership between California state employees and the Sacramento Food Bank has helped produce a record number of turkey donations. The food bank accepted more than …
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making $5.6 million in grants to 220 producers across the nation to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding …
Agri View: Say Thanks…to a Farmer
Everett Griner talks about what we have to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving in today’s Agri View. Say Thanks…to a Farmer Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth …
Celebrating Our Nation’s Agricultural Abundance this Thanksgiving
Weekly column from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest and the abundance of food we are able to share with our friends and family. This …
Thankful For What’s On Our Table
by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary What’s on the table for the Thanksgiving feast is often a matter of household tradition. In my family, that means turkey with all the …
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
2014 Farm Bill Program Offers Producers in Over 40 States Relief for 2012 and 2013 Losses The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA today announced that nearly 2,500 applicants will receive …
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review November 21
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, ranchers, USDA and Chevrolet helping the …
Agri View: Tough Year
Everett Griner talks about the net farm income being down this year in today’s Agri View. Tough Year Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, 2025Gut …
Growing California Video Series: What Does California Grown Mean to You?
With Thanksgiving coming next week, CDFA presents “What does California Grown mean to you?” It’s the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown. Sponsored …
October Egg Production Up 2 Percent
United States egg production totaled 8.44 billion during October 2014, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 7.34 billion table eggs, and 1.10 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02 …
United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.6 million head on November 1, 2014. The …
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
CDFA knows food. We inspect it, we protect it, and we really enjoy it. So when the State of California came looking for a lead agency to coordinate the annual …
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has helped initiate a partnership that is improving the environment, creating a market for carbon credits generated on …
Agri View: Easy Pickin’s
Everett Griner talks about farm theft on the rise nationwide in today’s Agri View. Easy Pickin’s Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, 2025Gut Health for …