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 …
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce Full Belly Farm as the recipient of the prestigious 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award®. The …
Silicon Valley Needs Farmers Too – Farm to Food Bank Month Spotlight
by Kathy Jackson, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is centered in one …
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 …
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
As the 2015 growing season officially comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to gather final year-end crop production …
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 …
Collaboration with Federal and State Agencies, Rice Growers and Industry Further Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Trout
Collaboration among federal and state agencies, rice growers and industry has created federally enforceable restrictions of the pesticide thiobencarb to protect threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California. …
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture
Fiscal Year 2015 Funding Strengthens Market for American Products and Commodities Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded funding …
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 Video: USDA Week in Review for November 14
Here’s 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… release the hounds! Topics include …
For Veterans Day – An Encore Presentation from the Growing California Video Series
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, CDFA presents an encore presentation of “From Service to Harvest,” a story from the Growing California video series of veterans turning to farming after …
USDA Video: USDA Week in Review for November 7
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This edition of USDA Week in Review includes honoring military veterans, apples going back to China, …
Women in Ag Survey: Gauging the Aspirations and Needs of Women in Agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Program has launched “Women in Ag,” an online survey that aims to gauge the goals, aspirations, achievements and needs of women in American agriculture …