…Japan imports about 60 percent of its food each year. Japan is the fourth-largest market for U.S. agriculture, accounting for $12.1 billion in U.S. exports in 2013. The United States…
Create Apps for Agriculture
…competitive hackathon to solve real problems in agriculture and food is being hosted by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the California State Fair. Software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, farmers, farm…
2016 GEELA Awards
…annual Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Program is administered by the California Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the…
Regional ACP Change Unfavorable to Some
…The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is attempting to change that by requesting a regional approach once that happens. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says some growers…
Dairy Farm Tours
…Farm Bureau President Chuck Fry, is bringing them to a dairy farm where they can tour the facility and get a better understanding of where their food comes from. Bringing…
Licensing, Certification and Continuing Education Renewal
…Certification Program, please visit our program’s web page: http://cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/liccert.htm Department of Pesticide Regulation Pest Management & Licensing Continuing Education Program 1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015 Sacramento, CA 95812 LicenseMail@cdpr.ca.gov…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…plant health, production and resilience. These grants were made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and administered by USDA’s National…
This Week’s Agriculture Meetings
A look at this week’s California State Board of Food and Agriculture meetings by Office of Public Affairs The California State Board of Food and Agriculture held two meetings this…
National Dairy Month
…Flow for National Dairy Month! by Dana Coale, Deputy Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Dairy Program June is an eventful and versatile month—the start of warm summer days, school…
Agri View: Jackfruit
…place in baos (steamed buns) at Susan Feniger’s Street Food in LA. In London, vegan street-food and supper-club contingent Club Mexicana uses it in burritos and tacos to delicious effect….
USDA Streamlining Crop Reporting
…the information collected from USDA program participants. Producers must still visit both locations to validate and sign acreage reports, complete maps or provide program-specific information. The common data from the…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions…” The truth is, in the U.S., raising cattle and pigs for food accounts for about 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, while…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…switching technologies can take advantage of grants from SWEEP, the state’s State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program. A micro-sprinkler irrigation system in a sweet cherry orchard in Waterloo, CA. Photo by…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
…quarantines could soon be deregulated and move to a statewide quarantine. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is trying to change that possibility to a regional approach and…