The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will act as a participating state for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crop Multi-State Program….
Urgent Advisory – Tree Nut Theft Emergency Summit
…of the current situation and what has happened. From there, WAPA will provide a forum to have tree nut handlers discuss steps they have taken to protect themselves and obtain…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…new markets for exports is critical for farmers and rural communities. Agricultural exports provide 20 percent of farm income and support more than 1 million jobs, many of them in…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…to school also provides a significant and reliable market for local farmers and ranchers.” USDA’s Farm to School Grants fund school districts, state and local agencies, tribal nations, agricultural producers,…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
…An estimated $16 million will be available for competitive grant funding to provide financial assistance to implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water at California agricultural operations….
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The funding is provided through…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
New NRCS handbook to support conservation on organic farms From NRCS: By Ben Bowell and Lindsay Haines A new Handbook supports NRCS conservation planners and other agricultural professionals as they…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…U.S. agricultural products. In 2014, Japan ranked as our fifth largest market (behind China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union) accounting for over $13 billion in U.S. agricultural exports. With…
Prather Ranch Named 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…other landowners through these examples and provides a visible forum where farmers, ranchers and other private landowners are recognized as conservation leaders. The 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award will be…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…Prior to the 2001 outbreak, the UK had gone 34 years without an outbreak.” “With an increasingly global agricultural economy, the U.S. should remain vigilant and adequately weigh the risks…
Cattlemen Urge Congress to Address Expired Tax Extenders Legislation
…capital assets, including agricultural equipment and buildings. “The failure to renew these expired provisions of the tax code will place additional burdens on farm and ranch families who are asset-rich…
Agri View: Pecan Truffles
…talks about pecan trees producing two different crops in today’s Agri View. Pecan Truffles Time Read more on Dr. Tim Brenneman, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Georgia. University of…
USDA Launches New Conservation Effort to Aid Monarch Butterflies
NRCS photo by Gene Barickman USDA is launching a new conservation effort to help agricultural producers provide food and habitat for monarch butterflies in the Midwest and southern Great Plains….
Sixth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum March 23-24, 2016
Mark your calendars to attend the Sixth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum on March 23-24, 2016 at Chapman University in Orange, California. Organized in cooperation with the USDA and the…