…over 250 training projects for new farmers since the BFRDP was established. As many of the nation’s farmers and ranchers continue to retire or reduce workloads because of their age,…
House Ag Chair Says Farm Bill Work Could Possibly Finish This Year
Washington legislators are working on developing the policy for the new Farm Bill, which is due next year. Texas Republican Mike Conaway, Chair of the House Ag Committee, said developments…
USDA Offers Support to People and Communities Affected by California Wildfires
…a variety of assistance rural communities can use during the rebuilding process.” Help for Communities Rural communities that have been impacted by the fires can receive assistance through the Community…
USDA Strengthens Agricultural Sciences at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
…pathways workshops, leadership classes, and community outreach to its students. The program has facilitated 32 undergraduate summer internships and reached more than 1,500 high school and community college students at…
Finding and Eating Chicken of the Woods
Cathy Isom has some tips on finding an absolutely beautiful mushroom that’s also good to eat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Finding and Eating Chicken of the…
Senate Committee Advances Chief Ag Negotiator Nominee
Doud The Senate Finance Committee Tuesday advanced the nomination of Greg Doud as chief agriculture negotiator to the full Senate. The move puts Doud closer to the North American Free…
Agri View: Vanishing County Fair
…vanishing County Fair and what people are missing in today’s Agri View. Vanishing County Fair Image credit: Erie County Fair Midway/By Martybiniasz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons…
Food Evolution Explores GMO Concerns
…emotionally charged topic. Folta described Kennedy’s work as a filmmaker as being “even-handed” and “socially responsible.” Funding for the production was provided by the Institute of Food Technologists, an international,…
USDA Invests in a More Diverse Agricultural Science Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to increase women and minority representation in the agricultural science workforce. Funding is made…
Celebrating National Bologna Day
…Midwest, and Appalachia. I’m Cathy Isom… Image credits: (top left) Sliced bologna/By Glane23 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link (bottom right) Ring bologna/By Ll1324 – Own work, CC0, Link…
USDA Offers Help to California Agriculture
…those interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to enable recovery work to begin immediately. Meanwhile, the Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency in California will meet farmers and…
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
…(http://www.cdss.ca.gov). USDA’sFNSS administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Special…
Wildfire Recovery Resources Listed on CDFA Web Page
…administered by EDD that provides temporary unemployment benefits to people whose jobs or work hours were directly impacted by the fires. The USDA has multiple agencies that provide financial and/or…
Watching Out for Black-Hearted Pomegranates
…inside the arils are black and rotted. Ben Faber, UC Farm Advisor working in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, noted the disease is particularly troubling because it “produces a beautiful…