…The River Forecast Centers, for example, produce stream flow and runoff forecasts that help inform water supply decisions. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Emergency Agriculture Loans: The U.S. Department…
Pollinators Crucial to Agriculture, Part 2
We have another segment in our series about the pollinator partnership and its efforts to find answers to ongoing declines in the world’s bee populations. Gary Cooper talked with Laurie…
USDA Forecasting Big Drop in Overall 2014 Farm Income
It’s probably no surprise that Agriculture Department analysts are forecasting lower overall farm income this year. Gary Crawford has this report….
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
Application deadlines for federal programs rapidly approaching SACRAMENTO, February 12, 2014 – As California faces one of the driest years ever recorded, the California Department of Food and Agriculture and…
AgNeTVideo: Governor Jerry Brown on Drought, More
Governor Jerry Brown discusses the President’s visit, the drought, and the future of California agriculture….
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…manage the risk and uncertainty associated with extreme weather and climate change. Conservation programs will be streamlined to better target limited resources to areas of highest need, while building on…
Fresno-Washington FFA Event Spotlights Funding Needs
…and fills us in on the event and why events like this are becoming more important with Governor Brown’s threat of eliminating funding for agriculture education. Hear Sabrina’s report here….
Pollinators Crucial to Agriculture
Many efforts are underway to protect pollinators. Gary Cooper talked with Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director of the Pollinator Partnership in San Francisco, earlier this month at this year’s Vegetable…
World Ag Expo Tours Lakeside Dairy
It is hailed as the biggest agriculture expo in the world and it is right here in our state. The World Ag Expo continues in Tulare today. Sabrina Hill was…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…forest landowners to carry out conservation measures in response to drought and wildlife risks; and · Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to help cover losses caused by the drought through…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following Rancho…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
Sanger High student Kendel Pichardo measures a fish for the project. Agriculture students at Sanger High School in Sanger, near Fresno, CA, are experimenting with new techniques of fish farming….
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…Direct Payments and limits producers to risk management tools that offer protection when they suffer significant losses. Limits on payments are reduced, eligibility rules are tightened, and means tests are…
CFBF: New Farm Law will Benefit California
…thanked the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees, California members of the House committee and Sen. Dianne Feinstein for their efforts to bring the lengthy farm bill discussions…