WASHINGTON, June 3, 2014 – The USDA today announced the 15 members of the 2014 class of the E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program. The 15 fellows, highly accomplished…
Expanding Scope of Dietary Guidelines Committee
…says these other issues are clearly outside of the scope of the nutritional panel. The committee requests that the USDA secretary ensure that the advisory committee focuses only on nutrition….
2014 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
…dried plum acreage grown in California. The production forecast is based on a survey of dried plum growers conducted by the USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office from May 6-27, 2014….
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring “Real California Milk Month”
…about twenty-one percent of the nation’s entire supply. The landscape, economy, health, and nutrition of California would not be the same without our dairy farms. I urge all Californians to…
U.S. Wheat Associates Question TPP Package
A U.S. wheat organization questions the long negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership, first started in 2009 by President Obama. They ask, why are we trying so hard to please…
Earl Williams Receives Distinguished Service Award
…Agricultural Energy Consumers Association and the California Agricultural Education Foundation, which oversees the California Ag Leadership Program.He also is a founding member and past chairman of the AgriBusiness President’s Council….
USDA Pacific Region Monthly Poultry Report
…is unchanged from March, and up 2.1 cents from a year earlier. For the full report from USDA, please click USDA Pacific Region Monthly Poultry Report (full report .pdf format)…
Ag Leadership Names Four New Board Members
…positions that will be extremely valuable for the foundation, leadership program and our future. We are grateful for their commitment to serve Ag Leadership and look forward to their input…
Pleased with Livestock Disaster Assistance Implementation
Signup for the livestock disaster assistance program has been underway for a few weeks now, a program that many in the industry had been wanting to see available for producers…
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
…and Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) program. These two programs also worked with conservation partners to implement conservation using a landscape approach. NRCS California has established eight natural resource priority…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…ARC or PLC program, he or she must remain in the program through the 2018 crop year. New tools will be provided for other programs as well. Sign-up for the…
Agriculture Groups Urge TPP Deal Without Japan
…the Obama administration to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations without Japan unless that nation agrees to provide significant market access for the United States. For U.S. pork that means…
Importance of Quarantines for Controlling Pests in California
…on the shoulders of California Department of Food and Agriculture Environmental Program Manager Nawal Sharma. Quarantines can be a headache for the ag industry, but the need is pretty basic….
Back in Time to Find Future UG99 Resistant Wheat
Researchers are taking a page from the Doc Brown playbook to develop wheat varieties resistant to a threatening fungal disease. Rod Bain reports. Back in Time to Find Future UG99…
