The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) was established to provide recommendations to help guide federal climate policy. Formed in February 2020, FACA is co-chaired by the American Farm Bureau…
USDA Encourages Safe Food Handling on Thanksgiving
The U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging safe food handling practices this Thanksgiving holiday. Although Thanksgiving Day may be a bit different this year in light of…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-24-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal.Today’s show is filled with stories including details on the adoption of the emergency regulation for COVID-19…
Plans to Raise Shasta Dam Get Finalized by Trump Administration
…Impact Statement (EIS). Shasta Lake reservoir would increase its water storage capacity by 634,000 acre-feet under the plan. It has been more than four decades since any significant federal water…
Interesting Facts About One of the World’s Oldest Fruits
Some interesting facts about one of the world’s oldest cultivated fruits. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pomegranates have earned a reputation as a nutritional powerhouse, but they…
Applications Being Accepted for Sustainable Groundwater Management Grants
…program provides funding for groundwater planning and implementation projects through a competitive grant process. An application assistance workshop will be held on Thursday, December 3 at 2:00 p.m. The online…
Proposed Mitigation Measures for 1, 3-D Soil Fumigants
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is currently in discussion with four counties regarding mitigation measures for 1, 3-D soil fumigants. DPR is working with county agricultural commissioners in…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-23-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including leaders focusing on agricultural labor during an administration transition,…
Agriculture Labor Keeping Leaders Engaged During Administration Transition
…duplicate what they helped to do last year with the FarmWorker Modernization Act. “We’d like to replicate that again and hopefully get both sides of the capital to pass a…
Growing Kumquats, a Popular and Beautiful Mini Fruit
…first few years. Stake the tree if it’s planted in a windy area. If you plant your kumquats as a hedge, space the trees five feet apart. If you plant…
Ag Sec. Perdue Shares Ag Trade Wins
United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke to the members of National Association of Farm Broadcasting last week during their annual convention. The Secretary discussed a variety of…
Who’s Going to Be the Next Agriculture Secretary?
…& Water Action and Family Farm Action organized a letter addressed to President-elect Biden calling for Fudge’s appointment. The coalition describes Fudge as “an ally to farmers, food-chain workers, consumers,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-20-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation‘s direction moving into 2021,…
Annual Fall Desert Crops Workshop Coming Up in December
…in the low desert. The second workshop will address topics like recent innovations in crop protection against plant-parasitic nematodes, comparison of relative forage productivity potentials of forage crops, and possible…