Food safety is important to the Almond Board of California and almond growers. Sabrina Hill has more on how the Almond Board recently gave Food and Drug Administration representatives a…
Will Food Prices Drop Next Year?
The latest USDA Food Price Outlook shows a lower than average food price inflation and a downward price trend for some categories this year. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open…
California Leads Nation in Specialty Crop Funding
…safety benefits and training programs; growing community food systems in underserved neighborhoods; online irrigation nitrogen management tool for cool season vegetables; and research to mitigate impacts of invasive pests. In…
California Ag Headlines for September 25
…of confined spaces including grain handling operations at farms. Cal/OSHA initiated an ongoing Special Emphasis Program on Confined Spaces back in January 2012, featuring educational outreach to employers and increased…
Report Says Food “Use By” Labels are Misleading
Do you throw away your food once it’s past the the use-by date? A new report on food expiration dates by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard University says…
Dairy Digester Projects Sought
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are asking for dairy digester projects. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report A…
New Ecosystem Services Database
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announces what is believed to be the first-ever Ecosystem Services Database. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Ecosystem Services…
Class 44 Selected for Leadership Program
…per fellow to participate in the program, which is underwritten by individual and industry donations. Ag Leadership is considered to be one of the premier leadership development programs in the…
CDFA Considering Dairy Decision
The California Department of Food and Agriculture now has 62 days to make a decision that will affect the dairy industry. It comes after this week’s hearing at the CDFA…
Preparing for Another Dry Year
…drought – related agricultural disaster designations. These designations allow agricultural producers to qualify for federal financial assistance programs, such as low-interest loans. The one county not designated with agricultural disaster…
Almond Board: Almond Achievement Award Nominations
…dinner. Nominees should have proven service and contributions through a long-standing, direct involvement in the California Almond industry. But Almond Board Program Coordinator Kendall Barton says nominating someone is easy….
Family Farm Wins Against Development
…The Pamma‐Larkin farm is the third placed into a conservation easement as a result of NCRLT efforts supported by a California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP) planning grant. This is the…
Water Meeting Next Week
A meeting coming up next week will focus on California’s water situation. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The California State Board of Food and Agriculture…
U.S. Household Food Insecurity Survey
The Agriculture Department has just come out with results of its latest survey of U.S. household food insecurity. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…