…manage the risk and uncertainty associated with extreme weather and climate change. Conservation programs will be streamlined to better target limited resources to areas of highest need, while building on…
Fresno-Washington FFA Event Spotlights Funding Needs
…and fills us in on the event and why events like this are becoming more important with Governor Brown’s threat of eliminating funding for agriculture education. Hear Sabrina’s report here….
Pollinators Crucial to Agriculture
Many efforts are underway to protect pollinators. Gary Cooper talked with Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director of the Pollinator Partnership in San Francisco, earlier this month at this year’s Vegetable…
World Ag Expo Tours Lakeside Dairy
It is hailed as the biggest agriculture expo in the world and it is right here in our state. The World Ag Expo continues in Tulare today. Sabrina Hill was…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…forest landowners to carry out conservation measures in response to drought and wildlife risks; and · Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to help cover losses caused by the drought through…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following Rancho…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
Sanger High student Kendel Pichardo measures a fish for the project. Agriculture students at Sanger High School in Sanger, near Fresno, CA, are experimenting with new techniques of fish farming….
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…Direct Payments and limits producers to risk management tools that offer protection when they suffer significant losses. Limits on payments are reduced, eligibility rules are tightened, and means tests are…
CFBF: New Farm Law will Benefit California
…thanked the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees, California members of the House committee and Sen. Dianne Feinstein for their efforts to bring the lengthy farm bill discussions…
President Obama Signs Farm Bill
As expected President Obama has signed the Agriculture Act of 2014 into law, finally putting an end to the over two year farm bill drama and giving our farmers and…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA February 7
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To learn more: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdah… http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_chang… http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/aginnovates/…
CalASFMRA Enters 2014 with New Logo, New Officers and New Direction
…a personal and professional goal of mine to reach out to farm managers and agricultural consultants throughout our coverage area and to develop educational tools to help them in their…
California’s Water Shortage Could Idle Hundreds of Thousands of Crop Acres
…land – but some may face bankruptcy because of the water situation. Wade says farm districts representing about half of irrigated agriculture in the Central Valley region have reported they…
Citrus Damage Estimates to Come
…listen live online to the USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Monday February 10th. CLICK HERE to test your audio stream for our upcoming “LIVE” webcast coverage of the release of USDA’s…









