Why the Farm Bureau wants to hear from farmers about today’s technology. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Farmer Data Survey The American…
Seed Industry Working to Protect Butterfly Population
The American seed industry is pulling together in an effort to help save the Monarch butterfly. It’s a move that one farmer says could also save big headaches for him…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 8
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Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…by the 2014 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “Citrus greening has affected more than 75 percent of Florida citrus crops and…
Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Comm. Roger Goodell and Partners Commitment to Youth
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and America’s dairy farmers will announce a significant commitment to child health and wellness through funding to support school nutrition in order…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…based upon a hypothetical farm operation of a well-managed farm, using practices common to the region. Input and reviews were provided by growers, UC ANR Cooperative Extension farm advisors and…
TPP Agreement Formally Signed
…are now coming out in support of it.” Including agricultural groups like the American Farm Bureau Federation as well as manufacturing, business, and IT organization. “These are organizations represent literally…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…School District boundaries, or be a member of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. Criteria for the scholarship are based on student leadership skills, a demonstrated commitment to the industry,…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
…than 30 million children – rely on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for one to two meals per day, however according…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 5
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Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…will be announced later this year. Established by the 2008 Farm Bill and re-authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is the nation’s premier…
National Cotton Council Statement on Cottonseed Designation
The National Cotton Council is extremely disappointed in Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s comments today that USDA believes its legal interpretation of the farm bill does not provide the authority to make…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…to research and development. The USA activities of Genica Research Corporation, including research and farm facilities located in California and Florida, will be integrated into HM.CLAUSE, Inc., based in Davis,…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 4
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