…WTO announcement. Through the inaction by the United States, time is out for a chance to make COOL WTO compliant. Giordano points to comments by House Agriculture Chair Mike Conaway…
Farm City Newsday for November 30
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 Week In Review November 27
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review: A Christmas present from the far…
Reducing Food Waste
Cathy Isom tells us how we can give thanks this holiday season by reducing the amount of food we waste. Food waste According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, One third…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 26
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…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
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….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 25
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…
Positive Impacts from Extreme Weather Events
…from California Drought Watch It’s that time of year when winter storms typically hit California, bringing plenty of snow and rain vital for agriculture, drinking water and recreation. But we’re…
Food Brings Us Together All Year – But Thanksgiving is Special
…hard for all of us and the fruits of their labor bring us together, at Thanksgiving and all year long. By Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Turkey Thaw
…Isom tells us to make sure to plan ahead when it comes to thawing your Thanksgiving bird. Turkey Thaw Tina Haynes with the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Meat and…
Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp
Cathy Isom tells us about the program giving women the opportunity to be the voice of agriculture. Now in its ninth year, American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Communications Boot Camp…
Farm Bureau Awards $4,500 in Garden Grants to Local Schools
…held twice a year for Farm Bureau-sponsored gardens. At any time, teachers may request a visit from the TCFB Beyond-the-Farm trailer; resources from the California Foundation for Agriculture in the…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
A bipartisan group of former U.S. Department of Agriculture secretaries, today issued an open letter urging Congress to pass the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The former secretaries note that opening…