…$200,000 California National Hmong American Farmers $105,847 Colorado Adams State University $127,387 Colorado First Nations Development Institute $158,175 Delaware Delaware State University $199,988 Florida Wealth Watchers $176,131 Florida Florida International…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 25
…in the Big Apple, reducing food waste, protecting the sage grouse, safe and healthy food cooking, and National Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.aphis.usda.gov www.dm.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Controlling Crop Damage With Moths
USDA has a new weapon to control damage of the U.S. cotton crop. Controlling Crop Damage With Moths…
Encouraging Families to Visit the Great Outdoors
Fee-free days, and the Every Kid In A Park initiative, are among the opportunities families can take to enjoy federal public lands like national forests. Encouraging Families to Visit the…
A National Food Waste Reduction Goal
USDA and others are now setting their sights on the goal of reducing US food waste by half in the next fifteen years. Rod Bain reports. A National Food Waste…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
To foster new international relationships and offer greater opportunities for their students, Fresno State and the Chapingo Autonomous University of Mexico signed an agreement to establish the exchange of students,…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association appreciates the efforts of the Senate in reauthorizing Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting through 2020. NCBA President, Philip Ellis, a Wyoming cattle producer, said this information…
Sage Grouse Stays off Endangered Species List
…plans will be implemented. The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have adamantly opposed these restrictive plans, which impede on conservation efforts and range management practices already…
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
…advisers, and local, state and national governmental agency personnel. Presenters from academia, industry and agricultural consulting will provide general and technical information, current research data, and practical applications addressing statewide…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $2.7 Million for Conservation Innovations
…of Santa Cruz County. “We look forward to continuing to partner with the NRCS on this important work.” Information on the five nationwide CIG awardees can be found at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/cig/….
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…accurate numbers for incidents linked to fruits and vegetables: an annual national average of 942 illnesses, 90 hospitalizations and two deaths. While any illness or death is one too many,…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…habitat, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex manager Dan Frisk said timing is everything. Without adequate habitat, he said, refuge managers are looking at ways to spread the birds out to…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2014 Organic Survey, which show that 14,093 certified and exempt organic farms in the…
NCF Accepting Applications for Beef Industry Scholarship
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is now accepting applications for 2016-17 beef industry scholarships sponsored by the CME Group. Ten scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded to outstanding students pursuing…