Getting more locally grown food to schools is the goal of USDA’s Farm to School program. For more information on the USDA Farm to School census please go to: http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/….
NASS Announces Changes to November Crop Production Report
…sorghum, soybeans, and sunflower; • Revised peanut and sunflower acreage, yield and production for 2012; and • Indicated 2013/2014 production forecasts for citrus fruits as of November 1. As in…
DCHA Launches Membership Drive
…and heifer production – at a pivotal time. “Our organization is excited about the future and energized for a bright 2014,” he says. “With the valuable experiences of our producer…
Antibiotics in Livestock Production
The U.S. livestock industry and the government are acting to reduce the problems some associate with routine use of antibiotics in livestock production. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or…
Farm to Schools Programs Growing
The Department of Agriculture’s first-ever Farm to School Census shows promising results in offering healthy, local food to millions of school children nationwide. But where does California fit in? Sabrina…
Marrone Bio Innovations
At the 39th Annual California Association of Pest Control Advisors Conference there was a lot of buzz about bee safety. AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill talks with Rich…
AgNeTVideo: Voxien Technology
Science and technology can be helpful tools in agriculture, especially when it leads to new products that help farmers grow the food we eat. Several companies were at the 39th…
CAPCA Conference Wraps Up
…consultation for the production of food, fiber and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA members provide crop production advice concerning land preparation, planting, fertilization, irrigation, cultivation and harvesting of food,…
Growers Wait for Crop Report
…production report due out Nov. 8th. Joe Prusacki, with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, gives some information on what might be included in that report. Click to Open or Download…
CAPCA Conference Underway
…Association of Pest Control Advisers represents more than 75% of the nearly 4,000 California EPA licensed pest control advisers that provide pest management consultation for the production of food, fiber…
Study on Schools and Fresh Produce
…Disease Control and Prevention. California leads the nation in fresh produce production. For this three-year project, the UC researchers worked with three school districts: Oakland Unified School District, Winters Joint…
USDA Report Cancellations Unprecedented
USDA has never before totally cancelled a monthly crop production report, not even in previous federal government shutdowns. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Committee on Agriculture Response to President Obama
…the nation this morning, President Obama said the following: “[N]umber three. We should pass a farm bill, one that American farmers and ranchers can depend on, one that protects vulnerable…
USDA Announces Cancellation and Postponement of Selected Reports Impacted by the Lapse in Federal Funding
…impacted by the lapse in federal funding. NASS’s Crop Production and Cotton Ginnings reports and the WAOB’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) scheduled for October 11th are canceled….