…socially disadvantaged farmers one-on-one to line up the necessary paperwork and information to submit successful grant applications. (Read more about UC staffer Xia Chang, millennial Hmong farmer.) “We helped eight…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
…This annual report chronicles the programs and tools developed by the Office of Farm to Fork over the past year. From creating the California Farmer Marketplace–an online tool making it…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…grain facilities, an ethanol plant tour gave producers an inside look at production methods and insight into applicable plant management techniques. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Poultry Pets Sicken More than 600 People
…Some of the places ill people reported contact with live poultry include their home, someone else’s home, work or school settings. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
…narrower range of premiums. Organic carrots were priced between 20 and 27 percent higher than non-organic carrots during 2004 to 2010. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Purdue University Discovers Process Increasing Milk Shelf Life
…reach distant locations where transport times using only pasteurization would mean that milk would have a short shelf life upon arrival. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
…decisions and to improve program participation.” Pro Farmer reports that since MPP was created in the 2014 Farm Bill, milk prices have dropped almost 40 percent and cheese stocks now…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 25
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Farm Lending Needs Remain High
The Federal Reserve Bank reports the need for farm lending remained high in the second quarter of 2016, driven by ongoing demand for operating loans. The Federal Reserve’s Agricultural Finance…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 22
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Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…still early in the harvest season, Yolo County farmer Bruce Rominger, who started harvest last week, says his crop so far “looks about average—not that great, but not horrible.” Similar…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Efforts to Make School Environments Healthier
…The rapid growth of farm to school efforts to more than 42,000 participating schools; Improvement of direct certification efforts with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to increase the number of…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 21
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