A national business that gets a quite a bit of sales here in California is using some of that to give back to the future of agriculture. Sabrina Hill reports….
Ag Outlook Forum
This year’s USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum will look at the future of agriculture from the perspectives of opportunities in the farm sector. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download…
California Farms and Consumers in Jeopardy
…has braced its growers for an initial zero allocation. Friday’s announcement makes that prediction a virtual certainty. Without an adequate water supply, an estimated 200,000 acres of prime agriculture land…
CFBF Scholarship Applications Open
…academic achievement, career goals, extracurricular activities, determination, leadership skills, and a commitment to study agriculture. To apply, you must be an undergraduate at a four-year accredited college or university, pursuing…
CA Beef Board Appointees
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes 41 appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Two of the appointees are from California. Click to Open or Download Audio Report James…
California Almond Growers to Vote on Marketing Order
…1, 2012, through July 31, 2013, are eligible to vote. A continuance referendum is required every five years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would consider terminating the marketing order…
Video: Bobwhite Brigaders Learn About The Environment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is involved in a program to teach high schoolers about the environment and wildlife….
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
USDA Makes Permanent Meat and Grain Serving Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program WASHINGTON, January 2, 2014 – Agriculture Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon today announced…
Speaker Series to Celebrate UCCE 100th Anniversary
…The theme for UCCE centennial presentations on opening day, Feb. 11, is “The good, the bad and the ugly: Species in California,” It will focus on species that benefit agriculture…
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
Meeting on January 7th in Sacramento SACRAMENTO, December 30, 2013 –The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will be joined by representatives from the California Department of Water Resources…
USDA Addresses Threat To Citrus Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to control a disease threatening the nation’s citrus industry. For more information: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/citrus_greening/index.shtml http://www.ars.usda.gov/citrusgreening/ http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/citrus-greening/…
U.S.-China Ag Trade May See Progress
The Agriculture Secretary discusses progress on U.S.-Chinese ag trade issues from beef to biotech from a recent series of meetings. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
AgNet’s “Agri-View” Host Everett Griner, 87, Recovers From Heart Attack
…of Agriculture Commentary”, although we can’t pin down exactly where that saying started. Everett says he had some of his Agri-View programs ready in advance luckily, and he plans to…
AgNet West, Partners Spread Holiday Cheer at Children’s Hospital
…magazine. which encourages reading in school-aged children while showing them the importance of agriculture in our communities. Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with their elf, make a…