…in underserved communities. Other area of focus include developing and implementing beneficial practices on the farm; training and equipping the next generation of beginning farmers; and preventing and managing pests…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 3
…USDA Week In Review, helping the underprivileged eat healthier, growing local food systems and fighting the spread of rabies. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov www.aphis.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.rurdev.usda.gov…
USDA Invests Nearly $118 Million to Support America’s Specialty Crop Producers
…improve the quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. For additional grant information on the awardees please follow on the grant program links in this release….
EPA Announces $183 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in California
…in funding to invest in California for statewide improvements in local water infrastructure and the reduction of water pollution. Blumenfeld was joined by Fresno Public Utilities Director Thomas Esqueda, and…
Weekly Column: Farm to School Programs Create New Opportunities for Farmers
…instructors, too – will use food and agriculture as a tool in their classrooms, so that lessons about the importance of healthy eating permeate the school learning environment. An investment…
Soil Health Takes Main Stage at California State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting on Oct. 7th
…government officials, agricultural representatives and citizens to discuss current issues of concern to California agriculture. This meeting will be streamed online at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/LiveMediaStream.html Follow the board on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/Cafood_agboard…
Merced County Farm Bureau Hosting the 3rd Annual FARM2U Day
…this day will be their first interaction with someone in the farming community. “As the disconnect between growers and consumers continues to increase events like FARM2U give us in agriculture…
Raising the Bar; How Protecting You From Pesticides Has Changed
…safely,” Robinson said. In the 26 years that Robinson has been working in the county agricultural system, he says it never gets dull or boring. And it’s never easy. “I…
Experts Urge Farmers to Use New Tool
…to Use New Tool The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, or FAPRI at the University of Missouri built the tool. FAPRI program director Peter Zimmel says the tool allows…
All of Tulare County Added to Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine
…County. HLB is known to be present in Mexico and in parts of the southern U.S. Florida first detected the psyllid in 1998 and the disease in 2005, and the…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…conservation partnerships; developing new 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….
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…conservation partnerships; developing new 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….
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…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
…boundary changes, as well as the opportunity to submit quarantine boundary appeals. If interested in receiving notifications, please sign up for regulatory updates through the email notification ListServ at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/subscriptions/index.html#planthealth….