…tree becomes infected, and the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected in 2012 and 2015…
2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Winner Recognized
The 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award was presented this week at the California Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting in Reno, Nev. The recipient, honored for private landowner achievement in the…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
…could begin imposing new tariffs as soon as this month. The tariffs will come at a difficult time for U.S. exporters, who have faced a more challenging environment in 2015….
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…Annual Meeting, we will recommit our efforts to rally all California’s farmers and ranchers to step to the plate for agricultural advocacy.” Photo from the California Farm Bureau’s Facebook page….
Visalia Teacher Honored by Ag in the Classroom
…In the summer of 2015, Cates partnered with Lori Taylor, owner of The Produce Mom, to craft the expansion Find Your Favorite to include academic lessons, in-class tasting parties of…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
…it. On September 17, 2015, FDA published the final rule for Preventive Controls for Animal Food, and on November 27, 2015 they published the final rule for Produce Safety. The…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…and Food Safety • Almond Leadership Program To find out what is going on each day of the conference, the official 2015 Printed Program can be viewed on almondconference.com by…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…of the 305 trees that remained in the trial in July 2015 from the original planting tested positive by PCR for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las), and 304 trees showed visible…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the 92nd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 25-26, 2016. The theme for this year’s forum is “Transforming Agriculture:…
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb….
Climate Change Report – USDA
USDA Report Warns Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security Vilsack PARIS, Dec. 2, 2015 — Climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around…
‘Food Science Fun’ Connects Students to Science
…on Activities page on My American Farm. The My American Farm educational resource is a special project of the Foundation. The site and resources are made possible through the generous…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…be available soon at animalagriculture.org, and a white paper on the event will be available by the end of 2015. For more information about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com….
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…bales, was carried forward from last month. American Pima harvested area, at 154.3 thousand acres, was carried forward from last month. RICE: California’s 2015 rice crop forecast at 35.3 million…









