…808 4th Street, Clovis, California 93612. The USDA has recently released new hearing information. Visit its California Hearing Page to view new data prepared by USDA and California Department of…
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…with their recovery efforts. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) can assist farmers and ranchers who lost livestock, grazing land, fences or eligible trees, bushes and vines as a result of…
NCF Accepting Applications for Beef Industry Scholarship
…careers in the beef industry. “The CME Beef Industry Scholarship enables us to invest in the next generation of our nation’s food producers, while helping them understand the importance of…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…space for birds than what’s used in conventional housing systems. While some reports have blamed Proposition 2 for reducing the state’s egg production and raising egg prices, Debbie Murdock, executive…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…and the remainder goes to baby food, puree and juice. Rivermaid Trading Co., the largest grower, packer and shipper of fresh pears in California, represents at least 50 percent of…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…Water Resources for state environmental reviews. “That will help as we talk to the water commission and the environmental community about the public benefits of Sites,” Bettner said. All that…
Packinghouse Field Manager Training for ACP
…and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the meetings will discuss ways packinghouse representatives who work in the field and/or interact with field crews can help prevent the spread…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
…CA 91401 October 22nd – Visalia, CA: 210Life, 210 W. Center Ave, Visalia, CA 93291 October 27th – Sacramento, CA: CalEPA Building, Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I St, Sacramento, CA…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library presents its newest exhibition, “Farm to Fork: Food, Family, Farming” opening Sept. 18 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery. Curated by the Madden Library’s…
NFU Praises FAA for Addressing Challenges and Promises Offered By Drones
…the problems, that could accompany widespread drone use.” The FAA selected Marke “Hoot” Gibson and Earl Lawrence today to help guide the agency as it integrates Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County
…some of the same reasons other travelers do – the pleasant climate and the tremendous variety of food, for example. Fortunately, we have a great track record of eradicating these…
The Western View: Funding Site for Small Ag
…a web page, waiting to be discovered. Others are quirky, featuring the dreams and schemes of small farmers around the country. The big things are on sites like Agfunder; the…
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
…project raised serious concerns among ranchers, who feared the new rules could limit their food-production activities while yielding little environmental benefits. Many ranchers attended the listening sessions to express their…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…on the NPR website. The two news outlets drew on different sources to reach their conclusions. The USA Today story was based on a report from an Oakland-based environmental research…
