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 …
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 …
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 …
USDA Seeks Input on New Beef Promotion Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking input from the public to guide its development of a new industry-funded promotion, research and information order (also known as …
Farm Leader Welcomes Passage of Water Bond
Passage of the water bond, Proposition 1, in Tuesday’s election confirms that Californians are ready and willing to invest in water projects for their future needs, according to California Farm …
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
California produces one half of the nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables and is also the largest dairy producing state. Yet in California, the nation’s largest agricultural producer, one in four …
Ranching and California’s Drought Workshop and Webcast
The University of California Cooperative Extension’s Natural Resource and Watershed Advisor, Royce Larsen is hosting a ranching and drought webcast of a workshop taking place at the University of California …
California Cattle on Feed
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in California feedlots totaled 415,000 head on October 1, 2014, unchanged from last month, and 16 percent lower than October 2013. During September, …
AgNeTVideo: Paul Wenger on Joining California Farm Bureau
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Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections to Begin Monday, Nov. 3 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging farmers and ranchers to make their voices heard by voting …
USDA Announces $29 Million to Provide Housing for Farmworkers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is investing $29 million to provide affordable housing for farm laborers and their families. “Housing is often the first step on the …
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, speaking at the National Milk Producers Federation annual meeting, today announced extended deadlines for the dairy Margin Protection Program. Farmers now have until Dec. 5, 2014, …
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
With weather forecasts indicating another dry year, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture is bringing together state and federal officials to discuss drought planning and implementation of the …
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is developing a new program, the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, authorized by the Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25, Statutes …