…and how it can help them, USDA, in partnership with Michigan State University and the University of Illinois, created an online resource. The Web tool, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/nap, allows producers…
USDA Seeks Public Comment on New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
…following: Requires at least 5 percent of available EQIP funds be targeted for conservation practices that promote wildlife habitat; Establishes EQIP as a contributing program for the Regional Conservation Partnership…
Growing California Video Series: Urban Farm Educates, Inspires
The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Fairview Farms,” a profile of an urban farm near Santa Barbara – a farm with…
USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015
…International Year of Soils campaign within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership. The year of awareness aims to increase understanding of the importance of soil for food security and…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
Photo courtesy of CDFA From CDFA “Planting Seeds” A partnership between California state employees and the Sacramento Food Bank has helped produce a record number of turkey donations. The food…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
…the Pollinator Partnership The Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501©3 organization—the largest organization in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems. Birds, bats,…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…to the December surveys. “These surveys are the largest and most important year-end surveys conducted by NASS,” explained Vic Tolomeo, Director of the Pacific Region at USDA, NASS. “They are…
Growing California Video Series: What Does California Grown Mean to You?
With Thanksgiving coming next week, CDFA presents “What does California Grown mean to you?” It’s the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown….
EPA Helps California’s Redwood Valley County Water District Prepare for a Changing Climate
…Pacific Southwest. “EPA’s expertise can help water utilities adapt to the public health and environmental challenges of drought and climate change.” The Redwood Valley County Water District will participate in…
Collaboration with Federal and State Agencies, Rice Growers and Industry Further Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Trout
…Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. California is the only state within the range of Pacific salmon and steelhead trout where rice is grown. Thiobencarb is typically used on rice…
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
…California came looking for a lead agency to coordinate the annual State Employees Food Drive, they didn’t have to look far. This year, CDFA is announcing a new partnership with…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has helped initiate a partnership that is improving the environment, creating a market for carbon credits generated…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…This segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Farm to Family,” a story about farmers working with food banks to help feed the needy….
Growing California Video Series – Urban Growth
The next segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Urban Growth,” a story about improving food access in the Southern California community of Compton….