…Food Co-op; Kebony; Linda Smith-Zengen; LittleFootprint Lighting; Michael Ben-Eli; Novica; Ocean Futures Society – Jean Michael Cousteau; Pitman Family Farms; Rare Form; Recology; Rodrigo Alonso; Singing Frogs Farms; Sustainability in…
California Ag Secretary Lauds Food Safety Program Ready to Implement FSMA Now
…job! In a recent article in the Washington DC-based publication POLITICO, it was estimated that in California alone there are over 23,000 produce farms that will need to be brought…
USDA Expands Insurance Options for Farmers Transitioning to Certified Organic Agriculture
…and respond to increasing consumer demand for organic products. Last year, USDA reported that U.S. certified and exempt organic farms sold a total of $5.5 billion in organic products in…
Indoor Farms Creates Optimal Environment
Indoor Farms of America Makes Aeroponic System Public at World Ag Expo Indoor Farms of America was at the 2016 World Ag Expo showing its vertical aeroponic farm system. CEO…
USDA, Partners to Invest $720 Million in Conservation Projects
…concerns on working farms, ranches and forests. Water quality and drought are dominant themes in this year’s RCPP project list with 45 of the 84 projects focusing on water resource…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…the Texas Association of Dairymen (TAD) said that, during the storm, dairy employees and tanker trucks were unable to reach farms, causing hundreds of loads of milk ready for processing…
Fresh Express $500,000 for Safety Research Campaign
…Contribution of $100,000 – $249,999 GreenGate Fresh JV Smith Companies * Lipman Produce Pacific International Marketing Target Corporation Western Precooling Systems Bolthouse Farms Church Brothers / True Leaf Farms Florida…
UC Davis Hydrology Team Visits NRI Study Field
…crop evaluation sites at the Five Points farm of Scott Schmidt, the Firebaugh farm of Alan Sano and Jesse Sanchez, the Madera farm of Kirk Texeira and Lucero Farms, and…
Farm Planning for The Future
…writer, keynote speaker and strategy consultant to family-owned farms and ranches. He lives in Basin City, Washington with his wife Taneil and five children. He is the creator of the…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Introduction of Senate Water Bill
…water crisis,” Wenger said. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 53,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide…
Third Farm in Ca. Awarded Top Grassfed and Animal Welfare Certification
…to help them promote their high-quality grassfed meat and sustainable farming practices to the public.” To learn more about Fouch Farms and their Certified Grassfed by AWA beef, visitwww.fouchfarms.com or…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…home grown produce sent to California. The vast majority of invasive species infestations in California occur not on farms, but in our urban and suburban residential areas. Consumers are urged…
Women in Agriculture Seminar Series This Week
…At 9:30 a.m., students hear from Stacy Whitener, Chief Administrative Officer, Pecan Grove Farms; and Charlene McLauchlan, District Sales Manager, Elanco Animal Health. They will discuss how to find a…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
…USDA’s conservation programs, enabling producers to achieve higher levels of conservation and adopt new and emerging conservation technologies on farms, ranches and forests.” NRCS accepts applications for CSP throughout the…









