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, Ag leaders on food loss and…
Governor’s May Revise Budget Doubles-Down on CDFA Drought and Climate Change Programs
…million in the governor’s plan. The program has already made $20 million available in grants to financially assist farmers who want to invest in water distribution and irrigation systems that…
Almond Leaching Programs Starting Too Late
…quality is being applied to trees. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Doll says leaching programs after the season need to start sooner than normal. Doll says efficient irrigation systems extend…
Movie Night at SLO County Farm Bureau Office
…careers as farmers, ranchers and artisan food producers. Ms. Ellis was a Script Supervisor for feature films and television taught the craft for several years. She became an Associate Producer…
CDFA’s Drought Resources Web Page; a Useful Tool for Farmers, Ranchers and Farmworkers
…four regional migrant and seasonal farmworker agencies that can help with rental assistance, employment services, and food and nutrition services. Information will be added and updated as it becomes available….
FID: “No ‘Regular’ Farm Water Deliveries To Be Made”
…operations in the District’s Fancher Creek, Dry Creek and Herndon Canal water delivery systems and a one-month hardship run on the District’s eastern side. Both runs will begin June 1….
Almond Update: Almond Sustainability Tour
…of the state’s agricultural water, and that more than 70 percent of almond orchards are on water efficient microirrigation systems. This decreases water runoff and puts water in the root…
Agri View: Food Costs
Everett Griner says you have no choice…you eat, you pay in today’s Agri View. Food Costs…
Healthy Soils Initiative: A Foundation for Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
Ask a shopper where their food comes from, and the answer might be “the supermarket” or “the farmers’ market,” or maybe even “a farm” or “a farmer.” Those are all…
Some Citrus Nurseries Building for Future
…to get new trees that were already paid for. California Department of Food and Agriculture Senior Environmental Scientist Vincent Arellano says some nurseries are moving forward with exclusionary facilities to…
The Western View: Teosinte
Len Wilcox explores the original GMO food. The Western View: Teosinte Teosinte is a grass native to Central America. It’s also the first GMO food in the Americas, perhaps the…
Sustainable/Organic Production on the Coast
…organic systems. Also exhibits by firms providing products acceptable for sustainable and certified organic production. CEUs are offered for Certified Crop Advisers and licensed Department of Pesticide Professionals. Who: Presented…
USDA announces $30 Million for Food Entrepreneurs and Agricultural Producers to Develop New Products
…Initiative, which coordinates the Department’s work on local and regional food systems. Secretary Vilsack has identified local and regional food systems as one of the four pillars of rural economic…
Importance of Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm
…importance sanitation in an effective pest management program for navel orangeworm. Doll said getting rid of those hulls is just one practice growers should be doing in there systems already….