Today Cathy Isom fills us in on the new changes on the world wide web for the program designed to empower women in Agriculture. Many farm and ranch women in…
Visalia Teacher Honored by Ag in the Classroom
…program to teach academic standards. Cates is a sixth-grade teacher at Linwood Elementary in Visalia, California. Cates has been an active social media follower of The Produce Mom since 2012….
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…more than 40 years, the Almond Board of California’s research programs have advanced yields, quality and environmental stewardship, contributing to the growth and success of the industry. Almond Board-funded researchers…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…provided to the Florida Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration clean budwood program (3027 Lake Alfred Road – Highway 17, Winter Haven, Florida 33881) and will be distributed, following USDA release,…
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
…road. Since 1996, CRP has created nearly 2.7 million acres of restored wetlands. For more information FSA conservation programs, visit a local FSA office orwww.fsa.usda.gov/conservation. To find your local FSA…
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
Len Wilcox reports on the federal marketing order for pecans. The Western View: Pecans Federal Marketing Order This is a self-help program overseen by USDA that provides pecan funds to…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…Agriculture, a comprehensive set of voluntary programs and initiatives that is expected to reduce net emissions and enhance carbon sequestration by over 120 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent by…
Farm to Food Bank Month
December is Farm to Food Bank Month, and a successful program in California is a model for similar programs around the nation. Sabrina Hill reports. Farm to Family Program Listen…
EPA Improves Final RVOs
…cleaner, renewable fuel, which sets a dangerous precedent for the future of the program. The uncertainty this waiver will create risks sending investment in the next generation of renewable fuel…
Collaboration Key to Antibiotic Stewardship
…Prevention (CDC). “Thus, with the ever-changing antibiotic landscape, research, education and constantly improving stewardship is imperative.” “Stewardship is a cycle, not something we do and then forget,” said Dr. Mike…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will act as a participating state for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crop Multi-State Program….
Incentives for Propane Irrigation Engines
…and many other organizations. Sponsored by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), the Propane Farm Incentive Program is a research program that provides a financial incentive up to $5,000…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…be used toward programs to mitigate the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid. “California residents are a valuable partner in the fight against Huanglongbing,” says CCM President Joel Nelsen. “We’re…