…new year. by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture One of my favorite traditions as secretary is the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Each year I…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
…California, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) initiated an extensive monitoring program to track the distribution of the insect and disease. This program involves CDFA and other personnel…
Agri View: Wolves vs. Livestock
…of wolves improved through an integrated program of proactive and reactive non-lethal and lethal control tools. Reduced conflict increases the potential to restore wolf populations. The gray wolf (Canis lupus)…
A GMO Food Labeling Discussion Coming Soon
The Agriculture Secretary plans to bring stakeholders in the genetically engineered food labeling debate to the table in an effort to reach common ground on the issue. A GMO Food…
EPA Announces $44 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in Arizona, Nevada
…in federal funding for Arizona and Nevada’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs since their inception in 1988 and 1996 respectively. The funds are used for a…
California Drought Always a Possibility
…water systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. Read more here….
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…history of the program. Made one conditional commitment through the 9003 program to a biorefinery in New Orleans. Through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, USDA provided assistance to 890 growers…
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
…food we currently produce. But the challenge of feeding everyone isn’t just an issue of volume. It’s also an issue of what type of food is needed, and where. On…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting concept proposals for the 2016 grant cycle. FREP’s competitive grant program funds research that…
Agri View: Trade Talks and Cuba
…relationship with Cuba could foster additional growth in U.S.-Cuba agricultural trade by promoting greater productivity in the Cuban economy; increasing demand for agricultural imports among Cuban consumers, food service providers,…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…be made through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which is authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The new International Wheat Yield…
Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
…driving us to the brink of retaliation from two of our largest trading partners,” said Ellis. “Cattle producers have had to bear the cost of this failed program for far…
NFU Praises Omnibus Parts, Concerned About Others
…reductions in other programs was a disappointing step back.” “We appreciate the increase in funding for a number of important areas including direct farm loans, the Food Safety Outreach Program,…
HLB Products Bombarding Growers
…Management website: In March 2012, huanglongbing was found in a citrus tree in Southern California, and this tree was destroyed to prevent the spread of this disease. Everyone’s assistance is…