…a “checkoff program”) for beef and beef products. The new order would be in addition to the existing beef checkoff program, providing American beef producers with more resources for the…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
…of FSA programs. We have seen promising increases in the number of women and minority candidates willing to serve on county committees, helping to better represent the diversity of American…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 31
…USDA Week In Review, helping the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese ordering out for American food, and the truth about bats. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fas.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us…
Schedule Set for 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Workshops
…will be provided with confirmation of registration. Workshops and webinars will be held on the following dates: FRESNO COUNTY: November 4, 2014 (Tuesday) from 9:30 am to 11:30 am American…
Almond Board Announces Bee Management Practices
…[1] Ferris Jabr, “The Mind-Boggling Math of Migratory Beekeeping,” Scientific American , August 20 2013 – http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/migratory-beekeeping-mind-boggling-math/ 2 USDA Report on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health http://www.usda.gov/documents/ReportHoneyBeeHealth.pdf…
California Certified Crop Adviser February 6, 2015 Exam Registration Period Open
…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….