…of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. These new regulations work to harness new innovations safely, to spur job…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…drought California State Board of Food and Agriculture president Craig McNamara (far right) in New Yavne, Hamerkaz, Israel. Yesterday we started with an excellent overview of agriculture in Israel presented…
Climate Smart Israel
…to meet our water and climate challenges. The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program…
SWEEP Funding
CDFA Announces SWEEP Funding Availability for 2016 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). An estimated $18…
HLB-Identified Trees Tested, Most Negative
Huanglongbing (HLB)-detecting dogs alerted on several trees earlier this month in California. Those identified trees were tested, and only one came back HLB-positive. The California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Honeybees-How to Keep Them
…90 commercial crops, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Without honeybees, some of the foods we eat, like almonds, could become extinct; the cost of others, such as…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Farming from the Heart- Erin Gorter from Cal Poly SLO
Many current issues within the agriculture industry have surfaced, and Ag education seems to be one of them. The lack of Ag teachers in our California schools is one of…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…samples tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2014 contained pesticide residues – a surprising finding in the face of soaring consumer demand for food without synthetic chemicals. This…
Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Released
…report including National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Program Leaders Drs. Deirdra Chester, Dionne Toombs, and Isabel Walls, other U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…technologies, such as manure digesters, that improve the environment, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said in support of the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act. The new bipartisan legislation, introduced in…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program….
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…to agriculture or food, and 3) have a for-profit business. Agriculture and food businesses include but are not limited to the following: farms and ranches, agricultural technology, value-added food processing,…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…quarter-mile treatment area will be notified before any treatments begin. The California Department of Agriculture is holding a open house meeting on June 22nd at 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at…