…microloans. To learn more about USDA support for organic agriculture, visit our updated organic portal at www.usda.gov/organic. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up…
The California Kitchen: Pumpkin Stuffed Turkey Breast
…today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire,…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…hogs and pigs, 64.8 million were market hogs, while 6.02 million were kept for breeding. Between June and August 2016, 32.0 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, up 2…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…8.8 bushels from the previous year. This is the highest barley yield on record since the estimates began in 1866. This and all NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov….
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…grants are funded through NIFA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy “Since 1996, the Community Food Projects program has empowered people in low-income communities to become…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…savings accounts in order to meet the growing demands of an uncertain climate future. These all-too-familiar dry, warming conditions have led State water officials to describe the situation as a…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…serving New Mexico $200,000 Painted Desert Demonstration Projects, Inc., Arizona; also serving New Mexico and Utah, $199,599 Arkansas Land & Community Development Corp., Arkansas, $199,583 East Arkansas Enterprise Community, Arkansas,…
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and others are asking the Treasury Department to withdraw the newly proposed estate tax regulations. NCBA joined more than 3,800 organizations in a letter…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…about the irrigation tools available to growers. “Growers can go to our website at Almonds.com,” Cooper said. “Or they can email me directly at scooper@almondboard.com and I can get them…
The California Kitchen: Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
…California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…to regulate farmland. The report, issued last week by the majority staff of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, describes numerous incidents in which the U.S. Army Corps…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…regulation would affect about 3,500 schools and child day-care facilities and involve approximately 2,500 growers in California. “Our schools already do a great job of communicating with students, parents, staff…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…market,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “By using this approach, we encourage stakeholders to work together to address problem-solving in a comprehensive way that leads to sustainable, positive outcomes and…
CA to receive $11.7M Funding for FSMA Produce Safety Rrule
…FSMA compliance date, with larger farms needing to comply with certain aspects of the Produce Safety Rule beginning in January 2018, and smaller produce operations having additional time to comply….