…than 20 years administered by the American Society of Agronomy and overseen by a California board of directors. More information on the California program is available at http://cacca.org/. For more…
49ers and CA Dairy Families Award $10k Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant in Santa Clara
…website and student contests. Fuel Up to Play 60 is further supported by several health and nutrition organizations: Action for Healthy Kids, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of…
USDA Expands Access to Credit to Help More Beginning and Family Farmers
…an agricultural field. Also, individuals who own farmland under a different legal entity operating the farm now may be eligible for loans administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Producers…
USDA Invests Nearly $118 Million to Support America’s Specialty Crop Producers
…were authorized through the 2014 Farm Bill as part of an effort to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and provide resources to strengthen American agriculture. The Secretary made the…
Weekly Column: Farm to School Programs Create New Opportunities for Farmers
…learning healthy habits that they will carry with them for life, and they are learning an appreciation for the American farmer that they will carry with them their entire lives….
Soil Health Takes Main Stage at California State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting on Oct. 7th
…25 million acres of farmland and soil health is critical to the long term viability of these agricultural lands. “Finding new and existing ways to foster soil health is crucial…
United States and Brazil Reach Agreement to End WTO Cotton Dispute
…dispute behind us,” said Secretary Vilsack. “Without this agreement, American businesses, including agricultural businesses and producers, could have faced countermeasures in the way of increased tariffs totaling hundreds of millions…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…is receiving a $200,000 grant to provide innovative technical assistance tools such as personal and business record-keeping, business planning and marketing assistance. The University of Texas-Pan American has been selected…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…BEET PROCESSORS’ MARKETING ALLOCATIONS: Amalgamated Sugar Co. 1,162,220 American Crystal Sugar Co. 1,996,116 Michigan Sugar Co. 560,601 Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op. 376,983 So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op. 732,635 Western Sugar Co….
Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Announced
…generous contributions from many organizations including the California Farm Bureau Federation, Sustainable Conservation, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, American Ag Credit, Farm Credit, DuPont Pioneer and The Mosaic Company….
California Gets $22 Million from USDA for Conservation Programs
…million to California) is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor recreation…
Lucas Praises House Passage of Bill to Block EPA’s Latest Attack on American Agriculture
…agricultural producers to protect not our great natural resources, but rather our backyard ponds. “It is an underhanded way to harm American agriculture and threaten America’s food security. I urge…
9/11 Memorial Plaza at CA State Fairgrounds to Open for Sept. 11 Anniversary
…and memorials to American Airlines Flight 77–which crashed into the Pentagon–and United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Construction of the Cal Expo memorial began a…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…million in conservation funding is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor…