California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross is welcoming volunteers with knowledge and expertise regarding California’s specialty crop industry to serve as reviewers on the 2017 Specialty…
RFA Fishing Sponsorship Will Promote Ethanol
…Masters TV. Further, it will include a presence at the tournaments, promotionally wrapped vehicles and boats, and a strong online presence and various social media efforts. Supportive funding from the…
Syngenta Confirms Takeover Funding OK
Syngenta says bridge financing for the ChemChina takeover of Syngenta is “committed and irrevocable.” The comments come after a news agency in China reported over the weekend that a $15…
FSA Aids Farmers Impacted by Fires
…with the USDA to help with funding for programs that help farmers. He said more cooperative agreements are on the way. “We’ve made cooperative agreements in about 28 states around…
Food Waste
…food waste at that level. Once the produce gets to the consumer I do a lot of education, whether it’s social media or face-to-face at the farmers market. I try…
FFA Announces Record Membership
…also grew, increasing from 7,757 to 7,859. The top six student membership states are Texas, California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio and Missouri. Interest in FFA and agricultural education also continues to…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Expands Board of Directors
…the advisory board of AgTech Accelerator, which supports the launch of innovative agriculture companies. Casale Carl Casale is president and chief executive officer of CHS Inc., an energy, grains and…
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee, which will meet Oct. 25 to Oct. 26, 2016, at…
New FSA Cooperatives Help Farmers
…nonprofits and agriculture stakeholders do and we just thought we would dedicate some of our funding to supporting that work.” Organizations interested in learning more about cooperative agreements can contact…
Agri View: Consumption Factors
…education are eating more vegetables than households with lower income and less education. There may be statistics to back that up but I have some reservations. A person goes grocery…
Food Policy Action Endorses Clinton
The advocacy group Food Policy Action is weighing in on the presidential election for the very first time. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the group is endorsing Hillary Clinton for…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
Pine trees in California forests will die out and give way to brush and chaparral, forestry experts warn, unless agencies undertake what one analyst called a “massive effort” to reduce…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…Funding for each project announced today is contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the grant agreement. Several of the grants support technical assistance to strengthen local and regional…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $17.7 million in grant funding to help train and educate the next generation…