An event coming up in Merced gives you the opportunity to support several agriculture organizations at once, all while having a good time and good meal. Sabrina Hill has more….
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
…Bay-Delta watershed. “This is an entirely new approach to conservation,” said Vilsack. “We’re giving private companies, local communities, and other non-government partners a way to invest in what are essentially…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…program. Using the new online tools, producers will be able to use data unique to their specific farming operations combined with factors like the geographical diversity of crops, soils, weather…
Daily California Eggs for Wednesday 05/28/14
…Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. RANGE JUMBO 180 EXTRA LARGE 174 LARGE 167 MEDIUM 155…
USDA Unveils New Addition to My Plate Website
…always more expensive – many low-income people face time and resource challenges when it comes to putting healthy food on the table. USDA believes consumers who visit this new section…
USDA, Partners Usher In a New Era In Conservation
…Stabenow for her leadership as Agriculture Committee Chair to improve conservation programs in Michigan and across the nation, and acknowledged her work to craft and secure passage of the 2014…
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…their corresponding Chambers of Commerce, the Stanislaus Economic Development & Workforce Alliance, the Fresno Food Expo, the San Joaquin Valley Rural Development Center, the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County,…
California Citrus Industry Continues to Work Toward Eradicating the ACP
Asian Citrus Psyllid As the California citrus industry continues to work toward eradicating the Asian citrus psyllid, CDFA Citrus Program Manager, Victoria Hornbaker says she recommends more area-wide treatments. Work…
Daily California Eggs for 05-23-14
…USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. RANGE JUMBO 175 EXTRA LARGE 168 LARGE 161 MEDIUM…
Groundwater Discussions at CDFA Meeting
…government officials, agricultural representative 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…
Farm Leader Calls for Quick Negotiations on Drought Bills
…California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million…
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
…at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html#southern, Grid 521. The quarantine boundary is being expanded because additional Light Brown Apple Moths were detected near the expansion area. The quarantine expansion will add 2.34 square miles…
Passage of the Emergency Drought Relief Act
…hard work of Senator Feinstein and her colleagues in obtaining passage of this legislation. We look forward to working with Senator Feinstein and Members of the House in their efforts…