A key topic at the 96th Annual California Farm Bureau Meeting is how to bring agriculture’s issues to the forefront. Sabrina Hill talks with a popular ag blogger, rancher, and…
Growing California Video: Farm to Family
…contact Steve Linkhart, California Association of Food Banks at (510) 350-9916. For our friends and foodies– tweet, Instagram or Facebook – #CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and…
California Among States Selected by USDA for Participation in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables
…at farmers markets. Over 5,000 farmers markets now accept EBT, and SNAP redemption at farmers markets nationwide rose from $4 million in 2009 to over $21 million in 2013. In…
Growing California Video Series: Urban Farm Educates, Inspires
The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Fairview Farms,” a profile of an urban farm near Santa Barbara – a farm with…
USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015
…Dust Bowl era of the 1930s, the nation’s largest environmental disaster caused by over cultivation, drought and record-breaking temperatures. “NRCS conservationists work with America’s farmers and ranchers to take care…
Agriculture Emerging: a progress report at CDFA
…aisle, the commodity exchange, international export or the local farmers’ market, California’s farmers are well-positioned to take advantage of these conditions. Among the most significant changes at CDFA is the…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management…
Farm Leader on House Bill HR5781
…Bureau Federation, who thanked California representatives for proposing the bill. HR 5781, introduced by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, and co-sponsored by six California members of Congress, would enact temporary measures…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…National Association of Egg Farmers, which opposes the California egg law, belongs to the camp that says Californians will see some egg shortages and higher prices next year. He said…
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
Paul Wenger A message from Paul Wenger, President, California Farm Bureau Federation 2014 will certainly be one for the record books. The drought will be the topic long remembered, but…
Yolo County Farm Wins Prestigious Conservation Award
…environment with thriving agriculture.” “Responsible care for our land and other natural resources has allowed California farmers and ranchers to sustainably produce the food and farm products we all depend…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
…contact Steve Linkhart, California Association of Food Banks at (510) 350-9916. For our friends and foodies– tweet, Instagram or Facebook – #CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and…