…Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. The SWP provides the same allocation percentages to cities and farms. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates California’s other…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
FDA Announces Funding Opportunity for States to Support Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Rule The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today laid the groundwork…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…Newsweek ran an article outlining the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement that it will provide a $3 million subsidy in order to help the one animal on the planet…
National Artichoke Hearts Day
…other optional steps such as separating the petals to make sure the artichoke is completely ready to cook. Subscribe to Ocean Mist Farms on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_… Facebook: https://facebook.com/OceanMistFarms Twitter: https://twitter.com/OceanMistFarms…
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…became available that embodied the principles of many of today’s modern implements. They performed nearly all the tillage, cultivation, or harvesting operations on progressive farms of the day. In some…
Fresno’s National Ag Week and Nutrition Month
…value-added items produced on the nation’s farms. Nutrition Month recognizes the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. “I am pleased to partner…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…a sweet onion of certain varieties, grown in a production area defined by law of the U.S. state of Georgia and by the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)….
Agri View: Farm Family Honor
…for by 2.5% of nation’s total farms, while family farmers produce approximately twenty-seven percent of the American crop production. Family farms are valued by communities in that they are viewed…
Agri View: Oh Real Christmas Tree
…million Real Christmas Trees sold in the U.S. every year. There are close to 350 million Real Christmas Trees currently growing on Christmas Tree farms in the U.S. alone, all…
Child Safety on the Farm
…Kids provides tips to keep children safe on the farm. Agricultural Safety Awareness Week-Youth Safety on the Farm Farms can be a fun place to grow up or visit, but…
ACP Monitoring ‘Springs’ Into Action
…locate residences and farms that are in areas where the psyllid has already become established, and areas where they are posing a risk to the citrus industry and must be…
California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend
…local small farms and ranches in Sacramento county. •After a day in the field, attendees are invited to attend Sunday evening’s Welcome Reception at 5:30pm. Monday, March 10th: •Monday is…
Growing California Video-“Eggsacting Standards”
The latest video from the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Eggsacting Standards.” JS West Family Farms located in the San Joaquin Valley, leads the way…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…tour of nearby urban farms, and free consultation about food assistance programs (like SNAP) will be available. If all goes well, the plan is to eventually open a farmers market…