…the local Kern County Boys and Girls Club to raise funds for their onside garden which will give local youth a hands-on lesson about the food cycle and agriculture. Local…
PMA Foundation 2015 Joe Nucci Memorial Golf Tournament
…industry and grow their business. To learn more about the Joe Nucci Memorial Golf Tournament and the other events hosted at this year’s Foodservice Conference, please visit www.pma.com/events/foodservice or www.pmafoundation.com…
USDA Video: Grilling Like a PRO
USDA gives us some tips on how to grill like a PRO this summer to avoid food-borne illnesses. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fsis.usda.gov…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that beginning today farmers in eligible counties may enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). The deadline…
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives
…Crop Assistance Program also provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who produce new sources of energy biomass by growing eligible crops on contract acres within approved BCAP project areas….
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review July 3
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, the World Food Prize, drought resistant…
Local Residents Urged To Declare Why “Citrus Matters” To Los Angeles
…Visiting CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org to access HLB and Asian citrus psyllid resources specific to Los Angeles County. 3. Monitoring their trees and contacting the California Department of Food and Agriculture Exotic Pest…
Planning a Safe 4th of July Picnic – Part 2
In the second and final part of this series, Cathy Isom gives us some tips on how to protect our food from spoiling the 4th of July fun this weekend….
Almond Board: Steps to Take Before Harvest
…sit in water that’s possibly contaminated with pathogens. He says all these measures are important aspects to food safety. Another step in orchard management – weed control. Finally, as growers…
Invisible ‘Barcode’ Helping Traceability
Some technology in the agriculture industry is looking at an old problem in the food supply chain. Food safety and traceability has always been a heavily debated topic, but as…
Agricultural Land to be Discussed at Upcoming Ca. State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting
Groundwater management and agricultural land trends will be the topics of discussion at the next California State Board of Food and Agriculture (CSBFA) meeting on Tuesday, July 7th, 2015. The…
July Fourth Cookout Costs Less This Year, Still Under $6 Per Person
A Fourth of July cookout of Americans’ favorite foods including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and chocolate milk will cost slightly less this year,…
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…who live in rural America.” This is the second year of the Local Foods, Local Places program. In 2014, 26 rural and urban communities participated in the program to create…
Administration Places Politics Over Producers
…with compliance to animal health and food safety regulations. Despite this long history of such an economically devastating animal disease, the Administration did not conduct an objective quantitative risk analysis…