…do with these complimentary consumables, you’ll be able to source food and medicine at a price you can’t beat. You just need to be absolutely sure that what you’re picking…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…resources. Vaughn, who manages a family cattle operation, partners with the Towaliga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and NRCS to implement innovative natural resource conservation practices and educational programs….
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
…to research published this month in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The new research also showed that infected vines weren’t able to conduct water effectively, leaving whatever sugar…
Growing Your Own Garlic
Yesterday’s program Cathy Isom covered growing ginger. Today’s program covers another spice. She fills you in with a few tips about growing your own garlic. That’s coming up on This…
Getting More from Your Bank with Farmer Mac Services
Producers looking for various types of financing assistance can often access Farmer Mac services through their local banking institution. Farmer Mac works closely with many community banks in order to…
Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session Open to Producers
…to existing programs implemented by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency. Each agency will take into account stakeholder input when making discretionary decisions on…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…it through the dry times, particularly with the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. “Food is a necessity of life, and the Central Valley is growing a significant part…
AgSafe Annual Conference Coming Up Next Week
…food safety, and leadership development. “This is really the flagship of AgSafe,” said AgSafe President and CEO Amy Wolfe. “We’ve been doing this conference going on 25 years and it’s…
California Cattle Council Vote Approaches
…have been mailed to individuals and businesses that sold cattle in 2018, with a voting window between February 19 and March 21. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)…
CA FSA’s Saw Large Turnout of MFP Applications
United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) representatives were at the 2019 World Ag Expo taking applications for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). They only received a handful…
FDA Releases New Guidance for Product Recalls
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced new plans as to how the agency will address public notifications regarding product recalls moving forward. The FDA issued final guidance…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
Agriculture is part of our daily lives—from the food we eat to the clothes we wear. On Saturday, nearly 670,000 FFA members across the country will begin to share the…
Broccoli Byproducts Showing Benefits as Poultry Feed Additive
…sought-after trait by food companies and consumers. “We also looked at the eggs and noticed right away this incredible difference in colors between the eggs from the birds that were…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…CFBF Legal Services Division and serving as the organization’s administrative counsel. Prior to joining CFBF, Houston worked for six years at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, first as…