…two segments of this series. Part 1: The approaches some schools are using to get kids to eat more and stop wasting cafeteria food. Part 2: The reasons why kids…
Agri View: Food Safety
Everett Griner talks about our food reserves being properly protected in today’s Agri View. Food Safety…
Success in the Cafeteria-part 2
…school cafeterias across the country reduce plate waste in school lunches Cathy Isom takes a look at the reasons why students are wasting cafeteria food. Success in the Cafeteria-part 2…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…for food and habitat, she said. As part of the Sutter Bypass-Butte Slough Water Users Association, Van Vleck said the group is exploring alternate water supplies, such as buying water…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
Two new costs and returns studies for growing transplanted processing tomatoes under furrow irrigation and sub-surface drip irrigation (SDI) in the Sacramento Valley and northern delta are available from the…
Success in the Cafeteria — Part 1
In the first of a three-part series, Cathy Isom looks at the approaches some schools are using to get kids to eat more and stop wasting cafeteria food. Success in…
Iteris and F4F Agriculture Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Formal Partnership
…ag technology for the worldwide agriculture market. The partnership strategy will integrate Iteris’ ClearAg with F4F’s Cirrus Cloud platform. The Cirrus platform facilitates rapid and efficient integration between ERP systems,…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
…efforts to improve food production and increase food security, defined as regular access to affordable, nutritious food. NIFA is funding the grants through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)…
Adaptable Big Data Management
Making big data management as flexible as possible for users is a big draw for OnFarm Systems. Adaptable Big Data Management Data management is a fairly new industry to agriculture….
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…sustainability of the next generation of farmers. The grants are available through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA),…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated From Laguna Beach, California
…community aware of this invasive species, the USDA, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Orange County Agricultural Commissioner teamed-up with specialists from the University of California,…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
With California farmers and ranchers preparing for a potential fourth consecutive drought year, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture will meet with federal and state officials to discuss…
CDFA Announces New Grant Funding Opportunity for Nitrogen Management Research
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting full proposals for a 2015 special grant on nitrogen management research. This grant opportunity…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…Nut production can remain steady year after year. The only problem left is, there hasn’t been much of a market for pecans. That’s changing. The health food industry recognized pecans…