…Science Advisor to Secretary Ross, CDFA -Josh Eddy, Executive Director of California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…Sixteen members of the California House delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker regarding proposed actions by…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…06-07 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement, saying that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance…
NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul
…as secretary-treasurer from 1966 to 1969. “I wasn’t hired to be a great leader,” Paul once said. “I was hired to furnish the leadership to accomplish the goals the producers…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants to Encourage Healthy Food Purchases for SNAP Participants The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $16.8 million in competitive grants to help…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Research into growing more resilient, stress tolerant crops that use water and nutrients more efficiently will offer farmers new tools to produce crops sustainably, and will…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, public water agencies, federal and state fishery agencies, non-governmental organizations, agricultural interests and the public. It is the State’s plan to more efficiently and in a…
Food Waste Research
…Food Retailers, Agriculture Industry, and Charitable Organizations Support First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste by 50 Percent by 2030 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
From: CDFA – Office of Public Affairs Secretary Ross discusses the importance of healthy soil with students in Calaveras County. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross visited several flourishing school Ag programs…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…All meetings are open to the public and attendance is welcome. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
Subcommittee Takes a View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
USDA Resumes Incentives to Grow and Harvest Biomass for Energy and Biobased Products U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that incentives resume this…
Milk-for-Cheese Pricing Formula Adjustment
…system to promote long-term growth and prosperity of the California dairy sector. Our dairy families and processors who have committed to California deserve no less. Yours truly, Karen Ross Secretary…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Today’s investment into regional production systems and the development of our next generation of scientists will have a direct impact on local economies now and…