…both bills. Due to the Urgency of Time please fax your letter to (916) 558-3160 or visit http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php to voice concern on both bills. On the Governor’s “Contact” page, enter…
USDA Specialty Block Grant Program
To find out more about Specialty Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funds from the USDA, visit this website; http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/scbgp and click on Definition of Specialty Crops to view a comprehensive list…
California Video Shuts Down Slaughterhouse
…subject to USDA approval. About the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is a contractor to the national Beef Checkoff Program, which is administered by the Cattlemen’s…
Animal Rights Activists vs Beef Checkoff
…Beef Checkoff Program. Specifically, OCM announced yesterday evening that it will file a lawsuit today seeking an injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Cattlemen’s Beef Board…
Experts to Speak at Upcoming Field Days
…University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, discussing late-season consideration for insect and mite management in almonds. · David Doll, Merced County UC Cooperative Extension pomologist and author of…
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
Source: University of California The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has just published trapping guidelines for the detection of the walnut twig beetle. This tiny beetle, only…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
…Pistachios. This has ben a long-term research program starting in 1991 when the USDA began a program called the Alflatoxin Elimination Working Group. Early funding for the AF36 research came…
FAACT Leadership Development Program
…is Friday, July 27. The FAACT Leadership Development Program provides community leaders with a comprehensive eight-month program highlighting specific issue areas in agriculture. Both agricultural and non-agricultural, community-minded people are…
2012 Farm Bill Loses Steam in Senate
Movement on the farm bill in the Senate slowed to a crawl Thursday, with most of the action taking place behind the scenes. USDA’s Gary Crawford gives this report with…
2012 Farm Bill: Farmers Pursue Air Quality Pgm
…Farmers League urged the U.S. Senate on June 1 to retain a successful air quality program in new federal farm legislation. The program, which is not included in the version…
Western Ag Processors Meeting Set
…Meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 am with registration beginning at 8:00 am. Speakers will in-clude Jenny Scott from FDA’s Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Ed Hosoda from…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…to the dinner table as Americans embrace MyPlate and find practical ways to apply it to their daily lives.” USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) estimates that about…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
…prevention program includes the following updated safety standards that clarify shade and water requirements as well as high heat procedures: Access to Shade and Water • Whenever temperatures are predicted…
USDA Provides Funding
…combat citrus pests, the development of detector-dog surveillance programs in certain high-risk agricultural states, and targeted invasive species public outreach. The FY 2012 funding plan, list of selected projects, and…
