…of Food and Agriculture, Marin Carbon Project and the California Farm Bureau lent their expertise to make the tools more user-friendly. According to Chambers, farms improve their atmospheric benefits by…
Agri View: 100 Mile Yard Sale
…are being promoted. It is a way of teaching shoppers how their food is produced. It also gives consumers the advantage of buying their food fresh. It includes a vast…
Push for Local Food in Schools
There’s a new national push for local food in schools, following a report by a California newspaper. Local Food in Schools Fifty agricultural trade associations, farmer co-ops and agribusinesses of…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
…industry experts about the most recent research on production, the environment, food safety and nutrition; connect and network with influential members of the almond community; and equip their operations from…
Donation by Disney
…distribute grants to 60 member food banks to support programs for their local communities such as: School Pantry Program, BackPack Program, Kids Cafe Program and the Mobile Food Pantry Program….
U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions
Cotton industry leaders testified here today that Congress’ and the administration’s assistance are crucial for U.S. cotton to weather the current economic and regulatory climate. In the “stress in cotton…
The Western View: Vocational Education
…schools. But students outside of agriculture programs don’t have that advantage, and are not taught the basic job skills associated with manual labor. Those students are on a college program,…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…pushed ahead to improve best practices and develop new technologies. The Almond Board’s research programs have driven this innovation since their inception in 1973 and through this new program, we…
2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Winner Recognized
…Shasta crayfish. The Leopold Conservation Award program inspires other landowners through these examples and provides a visible forum where farmers, ranchers and other private landowners are recognized as conservation leaders….
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…is being published in Nature Biotechnology this month. Genus plc, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of Missouri’s Food for the 21st Century Program provided funds for the…
Ag Groups On T-TIP Negotiations
Some US farm and food groups share thoughts on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. Ag Groups On T-TIP Negotiations…
Climate Smart Ag Delegation Lands in the Netherlands
…Crop Block Grant Program. This program is a collaboration between the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands and CDFA to develop strategies and management practices to enable specialty crop…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…grades and financial need. The DEADLINE for submitting applications for the Agri-Culture Scholarship Program is: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 To request an application, please contact the Financial Aid office at…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
…dairy sales to two of the U.S.’s largest export markets. The WTO ruled against the U.S. meat labeling program last spring, saying Canada and Mexico had the right to respond…