Bob Curtis In today’s Almond Board Update, Bob Curtis, Associate Director of Agriculture Affairs for the Almond Board of California, tells growers how to get important irrigation information. Getting Important…
Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry
…industry. Members heard from two panels of witnesses that ranged from the Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to an array of experts representing the animal agriculture…
USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers
…These awards, made by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Small and Medium-Sized Farms program, focus on developing models to assist small…
Meeting to Focus on Future of CA Ag
…On average, California agriculture supports approximately 400,000 on-farm jobs related to crop production, harvesting and overall farming. This does not include the non-farm jobs directly related to agriculture such as…
Talk About Your Census and Share Your Story
…how Census of Agriculture data is used in real life to promote business and development. Talk About Your Census and Share Your Story For the Census of Agriculture webpage, please…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…of the drought. 15. Pursuant to the drought legislation I signed into law on March 1, 2014, by July 1, 2014, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation…
Additional Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s New Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
SACRAMENTO, April 22, 2014 – Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in March by Governor Brown allocates $10 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for on-farm…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA April 25
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm…
Drought Brings New Attention to Groundwater
…management, guided by resources provided by the state government. The workshop—sponsored by the state Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Food and Agriculture—represented part of a Brown…
Bayer CropScience Celebrating Bee Care Center Grand Opening
…Park, North Carolina, however, the research conducted there will benefit agriculture worldwide. Especially here in California where we have so many crops that rely on bees for pollination. President and…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces New Report on Scientific Breakthroughs from USDA in 2013
…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new report on scientific breakthroughs discovered by USDA researchers that led to new patents and inventions with the potential for commercial application and…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
Required Reporting of Cases Latest Measure to Slow Disease Spread St. Paul, Minn., April 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in an effort to further enhance…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA April 18
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.For more information: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/n…http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive…http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/2013/ja…http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u……
USDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Historic Farm Bill Support Available through State Departments of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of approximately $66 million in Specialty Crop Block Grants to state departments of agriculture for…