…greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is part of emergency drought Legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this year by Governor Brown…
Almond Board Announces Bee Management Practices
…on subjects including Varroa mite and other honey bee pest and disease management, nutrition and honey bee forage, impact of pesticides, and technical assistance for beekeepers. Almond orchards are often…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…need, and CDFA’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program helps provide these foods to needy senior citizens. CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork improves food access from another angle – working…
Family Farmers Do More Than Feed the World
…is critically important to meeting nutrition needs—in terms of having both the right foods and enough of them, in the right places—and, as a consequence, improving global health outcomes. To…
Dairy Margin Protection Program Signup
Dairy producers can now sign up for the new Margin Protection Program. Sabrina Hill has more. Programs for Dairy Producers National Milk Producers Federation CEO Jim Mulhern says this is…
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
…steps it is taking to help farmers manage their herbicide resistant weed problems in a more holistic and sustainable way: USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will offer financial assistance…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…This action helps to concentrate the beet leafhoppers onto remaining Russian thistle, allowing the treatment program to be more effective. Fresno County Program personnel continued monitoring beet leafhopper populations in…
Farm-to-School – Northern California elementary school students to visit White House Garden
…cafeterias, and provides nutrition education in the classroom as well as after-school programs. The students visiting the White House all come from Pittsburg’s Willow Cove Elementary School. The school’s garden…
California Certified Crop Adviser February 6, 2015 Exam Registration Period Open
…and growers is integral to protecting the environment and providing food and fiber for the world. The program is a voluntary certification program that has been in existence for more…
Post-Harvest Topics at Almond Field Day
…growers had questions about how they can manage salinity in the different soil types of California. Doll urged growers to keep a consistent leaching program now and through the rains…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
…and brightest. Almond Board Senior Specialist, Industry Relations Jenny Nicolau tells us about the 2015 Almond Leadership Program and who can apply. Almond Leadership Program Click here for more information…
49ers and CA Dairy Families Award $10k Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant in Santa Clara
Fuel Up to Play 60 ‘Hometown Grant’ and ‘For the Love of Play’ programs support nutrition and physical activities within schools Research shows that physical activity, in combination with good…
Bioeconomy Brings Big Opportunity to Rural America
…with improved surfaces, flexible cement, automotive and aircraft components, and protective armor. USDA has supported the growth of the bioeconomy through a variety of efforts. For example, our BioPreferred program,…
USDA Expands Access to Credit to Help More Beginning and Family Farmers
…expanding eligibility and increasing lending limits to help more beginning and family farmers. As part of this effort, USDA is raising the borrowing limit for the microloan program from $35,000…