The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced that a total of 316 projects have been awarded grants under the Healthy Soils Program Incentives Program. A total of…
Remote Food Safety Audits Available for Leafy Greens
…said LGMA CEO Scott Horsfall. “We’ve got to protect auditors; we’ve got to protect everybody who might be on the farm. So, we’ve been looking for ways to offer more…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-27-20
…farming incentives required to meet the state’s climate goals and learn the source of last year’s E.coli outbreak. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
Farming Incentives Required to Meet California’s GHG Goals
Farming incentives are imperative for the agricultural industry to meet some of the standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions moving forward. At the California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) April hearing,…
Direct to Consumer Not An Option For Every California Producer
…than some financial aid, they are farming as usual and hoping things turn around soon. Listen to the radio report. Direct to Consumer Not An Option For Every California Producer…
How to Keep an Indoor Plant Alive
…get right. Some beginner-friendly indoor plants include aloe vera, Chinese evergreen, Christmas cactus, dumb cane, jade plant, lucky bamboo, snake plant and peace lily. Although these names may sound unfamiliar…
Farm System Reform Act to Phase Out Large Factory Farms by 2040
…end of 2019 by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, which aims at phasing out large-scale factory farming by 2040. The reform bill is purported to provide more favorable…
Fresno State Enology Building Renamed After Winery Supporter
…the importance of water for growing grapes. Gumz’s father grew grapes, and his maternal grandfather was Henry Engelman, who started farming grapes near Biola in the early 1900s. The family…
USDA Predicts Another Record Almond Crop This Year
…CEO Richard Waycott said in a press release. “Through the industry’s advancements in water use efficiency to environmentally friendly pest management, zero waste efforts in the orchard and beyond, almond…
Almond Update: Pending Elections and Pandemic Market Update
Farming continues as states begin to look at opening back up from the COVID-19 pandemic. That means routine elections are also continuing for the Almond Board of California. One grower…
Survey Shows Strains on Rural California
…no aspect of farming, ranching or agricultural business that has been spared.” CFBF and the Farm Employers Labor Service, a Farm Bureau affiliate, asked farmers and ranchers to respond to…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-29-20
Today’s Farm City Newsday is coronavirus-free! The majority of news these days is related to this pandemic, but farming continues, and so does our support for the industry. This episode…
Innovative Direct Marketing Webinar for Farmers
…for Tuesday, April 28 at 1 p.m. and will feature a presentation from Jamie Collins, owner of Serendipity Farms in Monterey. Collins has been farming organically for 20 years, selling…
San Luis Obispo Addresses Farmworker Housing Locally
Agricultural industry members in San Luis Obispo County have been working with local county officials to address farmworker housing concerns. Executive Director of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau,…