…cooperative business sector, which includes about 30,000 co-ops. In addition to agriculture, the nation’s co-ops play a major role in electricity and telecommunications services, credit and financial services, housing and…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…healthy foods. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement while in Virginia, where M. James Faison, a farmer and business owner of Milton’s Local Harvest, was awarded a Local Food Promotion Program…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. SNAP – the nation’s…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities…
California Crop Weather
…7 percent complete. Fruit Crops The raisin grape harvest remained active. Rain over the weekend was a concern for growers. Wine and table grape harvests continued. The harvest of apples,…
What’s Plantable?
…chance to share a little bit of the thrill that farmers get every time they bring a crop to harvest. CANGC developed the Plantable app with the help of a…
Olive Oil Quality Standards to be Introduced in California
…time for the upcoming olive harvest season. The standards were recommended by the recently-formed California Olive Oil Commission – brought into existence by olive oil producers in recognition of their…
Almond Board: Importance of Harvest Sampling
In today’s Almond Update, Bob Curtis, Almond Board Associate Director of Agricultural Affairs, tells us about the importance of harvest sampling. Curtis says it’s important to get a representative sample,…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve the quality of life…
Almond Board: Tips During Fall Rains
…do in all harvest stages when the rains come. Niederholzer says the worst thing you can do is to pick up wet almonds and add them to your pile, but…
Weather Changing Almond Harvest Practices
Water concerns are exaggerated for almond growers who are finishing up harvest and need to get vital water back on their trees. Weather Changing Almond Harvest Practices University of California…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality…
Blueberry Reports Show Big Drought Impact
Reports on how crops are looking keep trickling in as harvest season moves along and Blueberries look significantly down due to the drought. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has more. Blueberry…