Spring 2015 Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) grant funding applications are now open to California K-12 schools interested in supporting health and wellness initiatives. Applications will be accepted…
USDA announces $30 Million for Food Entrepreneurs and Agricultural Producers to Develop New Products
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through…
North Coast CAPCA Continuing Education Seminar Rohnert Park
Online registration closes in just 6 days. Register Now! Space is Limited. Topics of the seminar include the update on laws and regulations, DOW label update, Syngenta label update, invasive…
Cricket: It’s What’s For Dinner
…like Exo. It’s pretty expensive, pulling in around $50 per pound of powder. Mermel says he’ll be rolling out a Kickstarter campaign within a few weeks, and the funding will…
1,500 Students To Learn about Ag at Annual AgVentures! Day
…experiences for children in the area,” said Kerissa Chapman, IAC’s AgVentures! and Ag Education Coordinator. “Many of our students don’t know or understand the importance of agriculture in the Central…
Announcing Hopland’s First Barn to Yarn Event
…to the long, coarse Navajo-churros and to learn how they are graded. Throughout the day Leslie Jensen, program coordinator from Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center, will be giving us a…
Agri View: From Where?
Everett Griner talks about adult education on food production in today’s Agri View. From Where?…
California Dried Plum Board Continued for Another Five-Year Term
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced it continued the California Dried Plum Board for another five years. The Department’s determination was based on its analysis of testimony and…
First-Year Numbers From Propane Program
Numbers are in from the first year of the Propane Farm Incentive Program put on by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). First-Year Numbers From Propane Program Director of…
Bacteria Causing Bushy Top Syndrome
…bushy top syndrome that showed up in the pistachio industry only a few years ago. Research associate professor at New Mexico State University, Dr. Jennifer Randall, took on looking at…
USDA Announces Grants to Enable More Farmers Markets to Serve Low-Income Families
…availability of up to $3.3 million in competitive funding to support the ability of farmers markets to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits provided through the U.S. Department of…
USDA Announces $235 Million Available for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships
Local Coalitions Can Now Apply for Funding to Improve Soil Health, Preserve Clean Water, Combat Drought, Protect Wildlife Habitat Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of up…
Biomass Plants Closing Across the State
…facing funding issues and plants are gradually shutting down because of it. Director of Finance Operations for Covanta says assembly bill 590 would take a small percentage of cap-and-trade funds,…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
…College of Ag and Environmental Sciences founded in 1905 The UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was founded in 1905 as the University of California’s University Farm. Today,…