…in progress at USDA to encourage healthy eating among more Americans. Examples include: ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers…
Talking With You About the Five W’s of Your Food
Here’s another part of ag business. Farm broadcasters, no matter the platform they use, are about telling you where your food comes from, and the price you pay for it….
Groundwater Discussions at CDFA Meeting
…Food and Agriculture. “How we address surface water through storage, infrastructure and operations is as equally important. Farmers throughout the state need to remain engaged in these important discussions.” The…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA May 23
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.fs.fed.us/ http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/ http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Home.html…
Proposed Expansion of the Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County
…www.cdfa.ca.gov/subscriptions/index.html#planthealth. For questions regarding the regulations or map, please email Dayna Napolillo (dayna.napolillo@cdfa.ca.gov) or Keith Okasaki (keith.okasaki@cdfa.ca.gov) or call (916) 654-0312. Thank you for your attention to this timely matter….
California Fluid Milk and Cream Review
Farm milk production in CALIFORNIA plateaued according to several milk handlers. With steady milk intakes, processors report all milk loads are finding processing room. Some silo storage is available in…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 – In the face of what is shaping up to be a catastrophic fire season in the Southwest, the U.S. Forest Service is adding four additional…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…7 million acres of irrigated farmland. The center plans to release a more comprehensive report of the drought’s economic impact on the state’s irrigated agriculture this summer. The analysis was…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
…will not cause a payment reduction if the farm is in a double-cropping region as designated by the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation. For additional information on fruit, vegetable and wild…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA May 16
…at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information and to tune in to the USDA “live” Bee Cam: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/n… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u……
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…but the bee cam was put on hold. 18 gallons of honey later, that idea has finally come to bee. You can now #USDABeeWatch 24/7 at www.usda.gov/beewatch. So what will…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…Import Quota Announcement Number 14 in chapter 99, subchapter III, subheading 9903.52.14 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The quota is not divided by staple length or by country of…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…two beehives. The bees are Italian queens, the most common bee stock and the same used in many honey bee colonies throughout the United States. In March of 2014, Secretary…
A Reminder for All California Farmers and Ranchers
…Executive Director Val Dolcini. “Producers in these eligible counties can contact their nearest FSA office for details and to determine if they qualify.” The interest rate on emergency loans currently…









