…From: USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Farmers Markets and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Farmers markets are an integral part of the urban/farm linkage and have continued to rise in popularity, mostly due to…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 12
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…
USDA to Approve Non-Browning GM Apple Variety
…GE apples are unlikely to pose a plant pest risk to agriculture and other plants in the United States. APHIS also completed an environmental assessment (EA) to comply with the…
Trump Adviser Calls for Farm Bill Revamp
A co-chair of Donald Trump’s agriculture advisory committee says the Farm Bill needs a revamp. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told Politico this week the farm bill was written in…
EPA: USDA a Leader in Green Power Use
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the Department of Agriculture is one of the nation’s leading green power users. USDA is using more than 169 million kilowatt-hours of green power…
Fertilizer Research and Education Grant Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting proposals for a 2016 special grant program for fertilizer research and education. This competitive…
Two More Trees Identified HLB-Positive
…and Agriculture worked quickly to contact the homeowners and remove the infected trees. The tree in San Gabriel has already been removed, and the tree in Hacienda Heights is scheduled…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 11
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…
African leaders visit CDFA
Young African leaders visit CDFA to learn about agriculture, energy and the environment From: CDFA Office of Public Affairs UC Davis hosted 25 Young African Leaders as part of the…
U.S. Orange Juice Production Declining
The Department of Agriculture says orange juice production in the United States continues to fall. U.S. orange juice production peaked during the 1997-98 season at 1.55 million gallons, but has…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
Brazil’s agriculture ministry is seeking the approval of U.S. GMO corn imports as the country’s livestock, and poultry producers struggle with tight supplies and rising domestic prices. Pro Farmer’s First…
Farm Safety for Just Kids Disbands
…their important advocacy for youth safety in agriculture.” The remainder of Farm Safety for Just Kids’ assets will be donated to the Progressive Agriculture Foundation. Farm Safety for Just Kids…
Land Grant Universities Compiling Animal Feed Database
…used by organizations in more than 30 countries, including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Find more information here: https://nanp-nrsp-9.org/ From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Voice Command
…help times, this project will support older and less-abled farmers by limiting their exposure to risk and hazard: cf., e.g., Jenna Jones Benson, “Injury and illness recovery,” Growing Magazine http://www.growingmagazine.com/….