California Department of Food and Agriculture is holding workshops across the state to help people compete for funding. The purpose of the program is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty…
CDFA Explains Milk Pricing
Milk and dairy products are the leading commodity group in California agriculture, with a value of more than $7.6 billion in 2011. This level of output establishes California as the…
Madera Mayor Promotes Pomegranate Festival
The mayor of the Central California town of Madera is promoting his town’s agriculture base in a new way. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Mayor Brett Frazier along…
CA Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
…The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be conducting workshops and webinars on the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program competitive solicitation process. All prospective applicants are encouraged to…
MANA Crop Protection Announces “Klear Sky”
…Protection this week at the California Association of Pest Control Advisors Conference, to discuss a new MANA product line important to California agriculture. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
U.S. – Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
Statement of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on U.S. – Panama Trade Promotion Agreement WASHINGTON, October 22, 2012- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the U.S. –…
EPA Honors Fresno State’s WET Center
…solutions, and agriculture technology.” More information about the WET Center can be found at: www.wetcenter.org. Also, more information may be found at www.Californiawater.org. The EPA Pacific Southwest Region’s Environmental Awards…
Gov. Brown Vetoes Ag-Targeted Bills
…part of a political agenda, not a policy objective. The first, AB 2346 (Butler, D – Torrance) – the Heat Illness Bill – would have exposed farmers and farm labor…
Agribusiness Management Conference Nov. 7th
…The theme of his talk is “Developing a Shared Vision to Feed the People of the World.” Also on the agenda: • Terry Barr, chief economist for CoBank, will offer…
Overtime Bill Defeated…Good News for Agriculture
AB 1313, the legislation that would end the 10 hour-day/60 hour-week overtime exemption for agriculture employees, was defeated just before midnight, August 31, falling seven votes short of the 41…
California Video Shuts Down Slaughterhouse
…operation of a Central California slaughterhouse after receiving undercover video showing alleged abuse to dairy cows. Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which inspects meat facilities, suspended operations…
Animal Rights Activists vs Beef Checkoff
…to advocate for a fair, competitive agricultural marketplace; however, in doing so it partnered with an organization known for its anti-agriculture agenda. According to Alexander, independent research shows the beef…
Drought Fuels Feed vs Fuel Debate as 156 in Congress Weigh-In
This week’s debate about what to do with the drought stricken corn crop continues. Animal agriculture interests want EPA to waive the mandate for corn ethanol production, while ethanol interests…
AgNet West Radio Network Covers California; Announces Sales Representative
…9, 2012, quickly clearing its programs on twelve charter affiliate stations, covering the vast majority of California agriculture with prime morning and midday network airtimes. Affiliate station details and updates…