The California Department of Food and Agriculture will host informational sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rules for Produce Safety and…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Blending Technology and Tradition.” The challenges and opportunities for agriculture and rural America are changing. In 2015, American farmers persevered in the face of drought and an unprecedented animal disease…
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
…They formed the American Pecan Board in 2013 and began working diligently to create the marketing order. The order will market and promote pecans to increase demand and prices. Equally…
Busy December for Ag in Congress
December will be another busy month for agriculture on Capitol Hill as groups like the American Farm Bureau push to win year-end tax and other legislation. Busy December for Congress…
Healthy Walnuts
…published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It found that consuming walnuts lowers total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and Apo B, the primary protein found in LDL (the bad)…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…and the U.S. Food System” was prepared as part of the United States National Climate Assessment and part of the President’s Climate Action Plan. USDA led the production of the…
‘Food Science Fun’ Connects Students to Science
…on Activities page on My American Farm. The My American Farm educational resource is a special project of the Foundation. The site and resources are made possible through the generous…
Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of the Renewable Fuel Standard
…step forward providing for continued growth in all parts of the Renewable Fuel Standard—advanced, biodiesel, cellulosic, and conventional—building on the Obama Administration’s and USDA’s commitment to biofuels and American-grown renewable…
Plan Ahead for NOW Management
California growers can help reduce navel orangeworm (NOW) pressure next season by taking advantage of predicted El Nino rains. Plan Ahead for NOW Management Wet weather is predicted for California…
Reducing Food Waste
…in creating that opportunity for American families to be well fed. It would be a shame if their efforts were wasted. Food wasted means less food on the table. More…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…down 18 percent from a year ago. The yield is forecast at 1,722 pounds per acre, down 6 percent from last year. The California American Pima cotton production, is forecast…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will act as a participating state for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crop Multi-State Program….
Including Small Water Agencies in Management
…it difficult to get small water agencies accounted for. More about the SGMA For the first time in California history, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) empowers local agencies to…