…and Adult Care Feeding, Summer Food Service and Special Milk will continue operations into February. Meal providers are paid on a reimbursement basis 30 days after the end of the…
EPA Recognizes Reducing Food Waste
…participants up to $31.2 million in avoided landfill tipping fees. Food waste is the single largest type of waste thrown away each year. In 2015, more than 39 million tons…
Farmland Access Remains A Challenge for Young and Beginning Farmers
…with average prices close to $9,000. Census data also shows that nearly 92 million acres are expected to change hands between 2015 and 2019. Acquiring affordable farmland will remain challenging…
USDA Traveler Website Helps Santa and His Elves
…Pole were among the visitors checking out the Agency’s new traveler information web page. The site, launched in September 2018, provides everyone with important information about which agricultural items are…
New WOTUS Rule Proposal Brings Optimism
…feed, fuel, and clothe this nation and the world,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Originally issued by the Obama Administration back in 2015, the WOTUS rule has created…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…authority under the Clean Water Act. Unlike the Obama administration’s 2015 definition of “waters of the United States,” today’s proposal contains a straightforward definition that would result in significant cost…
CDFA Updates Website to Assist Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfires
…central resource to access the various programs available for fire relief. “We updated this page which unfortunately we’ve had to rollout too many times during my tenure and just made…
Almond Board Invests $6.8 Million in Research
…News. American Mushroom Institute. October 2018. bit.ly/2TTlM9V 4: University of California, Feb. 2010. Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 2012. Almond Board of California, 1990-94, 2000-14. 5: Gene Brandi….
Beyond Meat Files for Initial Public Offering
…touting nearly quadrupled sales from 2015 through 2017. While the company shows impressive sales growth, Beyond Meat’s profitability remains a concern as 2016 and 2017 showed net losses amidst heavy…
CA FFA is giving away California Agriculture License Plates for Free
…the the California FFA address. You can also visit a local FFA chapter and ask an advisor for more information. CA FFA is giving away California Agriculture License Plates for…
New Biosecurity Campaign to Protect Live Poultry
…health issues over the last couple of years, the poultry community knows how important biosecurity is to protecting the nation’s flocks. “We’ve seen great strides in biosecurity since 2015, but…
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down for Third Straight Year
…or less than $5.00 per person. This is a 22-cent decrease from last year’s average of $49.12. “Since 2015, the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner has declined steadily and is…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…2015 to collect evidence and testimony and the resulting hearing record consisted of over 8,000 pages of hearing transcripts, 200 exhibits, and 30 post-hearing briefs. Based on this evidentiary record,…
Input Sought for Voluntary Organic Checkoff Program
…be moving forward with a mandatory checkoff program after OTA had submitted an application for a federal mandate in 2015. Four prototype programs have been established in an effort to…
