The Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are beginning an extensive survey and treatment program in response to the detection of…
USDA Ranks High in EPA Report on Renewable Energy Use
…Tom Vilsack. “Using green power helps grow American jobs, helps USDA programs and services become more sustainable, and demonstrates to every level of government and private industry that supporting clean…
Agriculture Partners Host Fresno Outreach Conference for Latino Growers
…conference is open to all farmers and ranchers, yet is uniquely tailored towards Spanish speaking growers. The program will be translated into English, with translation headsets. Five different workshops will…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2016 Specialty Crop Grants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to…
Almond Board of California: CEUs at 2015 Almond Conference
…on topics important to the industry. Here is a sampling of information from the program. Find the complete program here. Air Quality Regs and Requirements Whether PM2.5, ozone, greenhouse gases…
Brain Health-Part 1
…out more on he Brain Health Campaign at the U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services website, and don’t miss the video featuring “Code Black” star Marcia Gay Harden….
MyBeefCheckoff Video: Beef Nutrition Research
…beef checkoff-funded research shows beef is a protein choice that delivers high nutritional value. More on that as Sharon Alseth reports from Nebraska. To learn more about your beef checkoff,…
The Western View : Internet of Things
…farm’s internet of things – all these smart devices that tell us what’s going on around us. The problem is, we have this vast internet, but the devices don’t talk…
Industry Leaders Back Recharge Project
…Conservation program. Sustainable Conservation is a non-profit that regularly works with growers and they will handle the data collection from landowners testing the practice. That data will then be analyzed…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will receive safety-net payments for the 2014 crop year. “Unlike the old direct payments program, which paid farmers in good years and bad, the 2014…
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…apart. And the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and its State Organic Program (SOP) have worked alongside those growers since 2003 to make sure consumers can trust the…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…of cancer, according to the Beef Checkoff nutrition scientist and registered dietitian who observed the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) process. After seven days of deliberation in Lyon,…
Fall Fitness Program
…what we should do before starting a new fitness program. Fall Fitness Kansas State University Research and Extension Facebook Check out more of Cathy Isom’s features on “This Land of…
National Co-op Month: A Reminder of the Cooperative Nature of Food and Agriculture
…are committed to policies that that will allow co-ops to continue to flourish. This is demonstrated by the state’s Certified Farmers Market program, signed into law by Governor Brown during…
