…Valley Rice and a private Chinese importer, which was facilitated by the agricultural trade promotion program. Sun Valley Rice CEO Ken LaGrande indicated in a prepared statement that their patience…
Some Things You Can Use as Strawberry Planters
Strawberry plants in a terracotta pot In todays program, Cathy Isom has several great ideas about some things you can use as strawberry planters. That’s coming up on This Land…
Growing Onions from Seed Has Benefits
Just about every garden has onions. In today’s program, Cathy Isom explains the benefits of growing onions from seed. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Growing Onions from…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-05-19
…meeting at the G-20 Summit, why Bumblebees are considered fish and the NCC Emerging Leaders Program completing its first session. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
NCC Emerging Leaders Program Completes First Session
…members, including Jake Sheely of Lemoore, recently completed the first of three training sessions as part of the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) Emerging Leaders Program. The program is meant to…
Cover Crops Are Site-Specific
…opened their Seeds for Bees program where producers can get cover crop seed and training for free to try out on their land. Director of Pollinator Programs Billy Synk said…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-03-19
…opportunity regarding immigration reform, how a prop is keeping the SWEEP program alive and a survey that proves broccoli is American’s favorite vegetable. Tune in to the show for these…
SWEEP Prop Funding Keeps Program Alive
A vital water efficiency incentive program didn’t get state funding this year but still has funding. The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, also known as SWEEP, was not included in California’s…
A One of a Kind Collection Reaches a Major Milestone
…began operating in 1999. “It was a pretty big moment for us,” says geneticist Harvey Blackburn, who leads the ARS National Animal Germplasm Program, based in Fort Collins. National Animal Germplasm Program…
USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020
Courtesy USDA/FSA WASHINGTON DC (USDA/FSA) – The 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to the treatment of cover crops for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, which add more flexibility to when…
USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation
…Inspection Service (FSIS), Forest Service (FS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Rural Development (RD). Source: USDA Sponsored…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-28-19
…debt, hemp production in California and the considerations that come with it and the Seeds for Bees Program which now is open for enrollment. Also, Secretary Sonny Perdue is making…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-27-19
…Program and why the fast food chain Taco Bell isn’t interested in having faux meat on their menu. You’ll also hear how the 2019 Almond Leadership Program is raising money…
Almond Update: Children’s Book Educating and Raising Money for FFA
Another project out of the 2019 Almond Leadership Program is creatively raising money for California Future Farmers of America. Grizzly Nut and leadership program participant Falastine ‘Fill’ Munoz is a mother…