…of the complete report. The California Department of Food and Agriculture partners with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Pacific Regional Office to conduct an annual acreage survey of…
Farms Face Increased Financial Pressure, FB President Tells Ag Subcommittee
…House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. “They will be in greater need of safety net and risk management programs than has been the case for some time—for…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…and other safety net programs. While Johnson felt that, overall, commodity programs are functioning as designed and assisting producers through challenging times, he did acknowledge several programs that need thoughtful…
Almond Board and Ag in the Classroom
The Almond Board is helping teachers around California teach children about agriculture. Sabrina Hill has more with Rebecca Bailey, Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations. Almond Update – Almond Curriculum…
Agri View: School Lunch Program
…Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and the Special Milk Program. Administered by State agencies, each of these programs helps fight hunger…
NMPF, IDFA Urge Congress to Challenge WHO Proposal
…role in children’s diets, as seen in the recently updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the inclusion of dairy foods in programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship Award
…Agri-Culture announced a partnership with American AgCredit. The recipient of the Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship also receives an additional $2,000 award from the American AgCredit Scholarship Program. This brings the…
California Grape Acreage Report
…Department of Food and Agriculture partners with the Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to conduct an annual acreage survey of California grape growers. The…
Bureau Seeks Applicants for Youth Leadership Program
Calling all high school sophomores, Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership program applications are now available. Visit the Tulare County Farm Bureau (TCFB) website at www.tulcofb.org to apply online or…
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations
…providing producers with $2.5 billion in financial assistance, nearly $1 billion more than provided by the old Milk Income Loss Contract program during the same period. The Margin Protection Program…
Baseball Dogs
…Halloween, hot dogs are the quintessential summer ballpark food, and the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) estimates that baseball fans will consume more than 19.4 million hot dogs…
Exemption Granted for PSHB Management
…develop the application for this emergency exemption. We gratefully acknowledge all of their assistance. The Commission will continue to do everything in our power to help growers find solutions to…
Sec. Ross’ Visit to Vietnam
…departments of agriculture as well as the territorial departments in Guam and Samoa. For more than three decades, WUSATA has offered programs and services to assist exporters of high-value food…
North American Producers Committed
…safe, environmentally sustainable and affordable food supply,” said CPC Chair Rick Bergmann. “This foundation includes the adoption of new approaches and methods demonstrated by sound science to provide the best…