…our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce. Without the actions of pollinators agricultural economies, our food supply, and surrounding landscapes would collapse. Learn more at www.pollinator.org….
October Egg Production Up 2 Percent
…of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 369 thousand during October 2014, up 146 percent from October 2013. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 3 Percent…
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
Turkey donations at the Sacramento Food Bank. (Photo courtesy of CDFA) CDFA knows food. We inspect it, we protect it, and we really enjoy it. So when the State of…
Florida Orchid Producer Thrilled With New “PMA Fresh Summit” Floral Focus
…among the hundreds of other exhibits that are focused on such a wide variety of food products from dozens of other countries as well. Orchid Producer Thrilled With New “PMA…
Nat’l Watermelon Promotion Board at PMA Fresh Summit is A HIT!
Carved Watermelons on display as part of the NWPB’s exhibit at Fresh Summit 2014 Professional food carver NWPB exhibit at PMA Fresh Summit 2014 Hunt Continuing our series of news…
Farm Leader Welcomes Passage of Water Bond
…Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger. Farm Bureau supported the bond, which will invest $7.5 billion in storage and other projects to enhance and protect the state’s water supply for…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…2015 future food pledge today – contact Steve Linkhart, California Association of Food Bank at (510) 350-9916. For our foodie friends and food lovers – tweet, Instagram or Facebook –…
Growing California Video Series – Urban Growth
The next segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Urban Growth,” a story about improving food access in the Southern California community of Compton….
Almond Board Congratulates UC Davis Researchers on Water Conservation Award
…USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s 2014 Experiment Station Section Excellence in Multistate Research Award. The award recognized “exceptional collaboration on a multistate research project that helps farmers better…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to…
Bats Work the Night Shift in Pollination
…NRCS works with farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to implement conservation practices on the ground that have numerous environmental benefits, including ones that provide habitat and food for pollinators. For…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 31
…USDA Week In Review, helping the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese ordering out for American food, and the truth about bats. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fas.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…ranchers in the Midwest improve the health of honey bees, which play an important role in crop production. “The future of America’s food supply depends on honey bees, and this…
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
With weather forecasts indicating another dry year, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture is bringing together state and federal officials to discuss drought planning and implementation of the…