More trade negotiations are scheduled to take place at the upcoming G20 summit after a telephone call between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Dialogue between the two…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Assistance Available Through UCCE
…California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). “Our role is to provide outreach, education, and technical assistance for different climate-smart practices,” said Alli Rowe, UCCE Community Education Specialist working with…
Spotted Lantern Fly Sparking California Concern
…handle.” The state Department of Food and Agriculture recently granted Hoddle $544,000 to test whether a tiny parasitic wasp, also originally from China, could be the solution to the looming…
Perdue Headlining Forbes AgTech Summit, Continuing Innovation Focus
…Food Programme & Distinguished Fellow at the Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University and Steve Forbes, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of Forbes. Held on historic Main Street Salinas…
217 Projects Receive Nearly $13 Million in Healthy Soils Grants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently announced that 217 projects have been selected to receive healthy soils grants. Collectively, the projects will be receiving $12.48 million through…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
…while providing consumers a more abundant supply of high-quality, safe food at affordable prices,” the letter states. “This modernized trade agreement makes improvements to further enhance U.S. food and agricultural…
What You Need for Produce Safety Rule Inspections
…last three years. WAPA Director of Food Safety Priscilla Rodriguez just talked to one of the California Department of Food and Agriculture inspectors to see how the inspections are going. “He…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-13-19
…that has been incredibly successful in California is looking to get it’s funding renewed. Also, all of the information you need for the upcoming NOW Summit put on by the…
Almond Update: NOW Summit Focuses on Cost and Grower Experience
The Almond Board of California (ABC) is hosting its Navel Orangeworm Summit (NOW) Tuesday, June 18 in Modesto. ABC’s Director of Agricultural Affairs Josette Lewis said the event will focus…
Catch WAPA Conference Information from Your Farm
…will focus on the important highlights from presentations as well as questions raised by industry members. Natalie Krout-Greenburg from the California Department of Food and Agriculture will be providing insight…
Another Step Closer to Understanding Smoke Exposure in Winegrapes
…understand the problem. The committee approved the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill by a vote of 29 to 21. California Association…
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
…and Panama remain two of the fastest-growing export markets in the Western Hemisphere for U.S. farm and food products. “The record size of this trade mission delegation demonstrates the degree…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
…framework to drive forward plant breeding innovation by streamlining regulatory systems across federal agencies and working toward alignment at the global level. “Evolving breeding methods like gene editing hold exciting…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…Canada have agreed to provisions to enhance information exchange and cooperation on agricultural biotechnology trade-related matters. USDA is one of three federal agencies which regulate products of food and agricultural…