The Almond Board of California was pleased to see some changes made regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act. Director of Quality Assurance…
USDA Invests Nearly $118 Million to Support America’s Specialty Crop Producers
…were authorized through the 2014 Farm Bill as part of an effort to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and provide resources to strengthen American agriculture. The Secretary made the…
Weekly Column: Farm to School Programs Create New Opportunities for Farmers
…“We’re actually seeing our farmers have hope. The farm to school program allows them to see an opportunity for a sustainable living for themselves and their families.” Testimonials in a…
Raising the Bar; How Protecting You From Pesticides Has Changed
…fumigant work site plan. But, she says, the most challenging times are when the weather changes and all the carefully laid plans must be adjusted. It’s challenging, she says with…
United States and Brazil Reach Agreement to End WTO Cotton Dispute
…dispute. Brazil has also agreed not to bring new WTO actions against U.S. cotton support programs while the current U.S. Farm Bill is in force or against agricultural export credit…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…is receiving a $200,000 grant to provide innovative technical assistance tools such as personal and business record-keeping, business planning and marketing assistance. The University of Texas-Pan American has been selected…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…promotion activities for local food enterprises including food hubs, aggregation businesses, local food processors, farm to institution activities and other similar efforts. FMPP makes annual investments in marketing and promotion…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…the required minimum grower payment will be ineligible for loans. Sugar beet grower minimum payments are the amount specified in the grower/processor contract. Sugarcane processors must, at minimum, pay growers…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…learn more about USDA disaster relief program, producers can review the 2014 Farm Bill fact sheet at www.fsa.usda.gov/farmbill, the LFP program fact sheet, http://go.usa.gov/5JTk, or contact their local FSA office….
A Scramble for Groundwater Approaching
…A Scramble for Groundwater Approaching With yet-to-be-established water entities given two years to come up with a plan and several more years to implement it, Larsen says disputes are on…
California School District Rewrites Menu for Student Lunches
(from PB News Hour) For children across the country, returning to school means eating mass-produced lunches. But Oakland, California, is implementing an ambitious plan to transform their lunch program to…
Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Announced
…generous contributions from many organizations including the California Farm Bureau Federation, Sustainable Conservation, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, American Ag Credit, Farm Credit, DuPont Pioneer and The Mosaic Company….
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
…possible and to quickly respond to emerging drought impacts throughout the state. In January, the administration finalized a comprehensive Water Action Plan that charts the way for California to become…
Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules
…would step in and develop plans for communities that fail to abide by these rules. “It isn’t all about laws and bills,” Brown said. “It’s about actually implementing the laws…