The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has been expanding multiple quarantine boundaries over the past several weeks. One of the latest expansions is for Huanglongbing (HLB). Following the…
Agriculture Secretary Speaks at FFA National Convention
…Honorary American FFA Degree.” Vilsack said today’s youth are the ones who will create tomorrow’s food systems. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Agriculture Secretary Speaks…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 11-03-23
…specialty crops to be further addressed in the Farm Bill, state funding for fairgrounds, and details on the Organic Grower Summit. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Organic Fresh Produce Continues Making Gains in Sales and Volume
…food choices, demonstrating the continued vitality of the organic industry. During the third quarter of this year, 15 out of the top 20 organic fresh produce categories saw increased dollar…
Navel Orange Forecast Shows Promise for California Farmers
…year. The figures from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) were derived from comprehensive data gathered during the 2023–24 navel orange objective measurement survey conducted between June 19…
World Food Prize Laureate Celebrated
Heidi Kühn of the United States 2023 World Food Prize Laureate for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods and resilience after devastating conflict. For more than…
Week in Review: New Pest for Tree Nuts & MRL Concerns in Citrus
…rebound after the Walnut Bargaining Association revised its minimum price recommendation. Multiple fruit fly quarantines have been expanded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Subscribe to the weekly…
Details of Household Food Security Report
…latest edition of its annual Household Food Security in the U.S. report, with findings of the amount of food insecurity in our country in 2022. More than 87 percent of…
Ag Export Market Development to Receive $1.3 Billion in Support
…markets for American agricultural products and contribute to international food aid efforts. The funding, sourced from the Commodity Credit Corporation, aims to address challenges posed by trade dynamics and food…
Rural Cooperative Month
…the leader of at one point. You’ll see food cooperatives where folks will band together to market different foods. That can be a cooperative. Cooperative farming happens frequently and financial…
California Well-Represented in Southeast Asia Trade Mission
…for U.S. food and agriculture. California-based businesses and organizations include CAS InterGlobal, Redwood International, Santini Foods, WeFARM Organics, and the California Walnut Commission. The delegation also includes California Secretary of…
Feds Feed Families Program Milestone
…campaign in which this past summer, thousands of federal employee volunteers across the country worked in all sorts of ways to encourage donations of food to food banks, pantries, and…
Fruit Fly Quarantines Continue Expanding
Multiple fruit fly quarantines have been expanded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The announcement comes as state and local officials contend with a multitude of fruit…
Generic Vs. Brand Names in Groceries
…or store-brand beverages. That’s according to the September 2023 Consumer Food Insights Report. The Purdue University College of Agriculture report further indicates that consumers make this choice even when presented…