This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit was double the size it was last year and attendees got information on a variety of topics from new mechanization…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
From CDFA Meetings on March 31st and April 1st The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will focus on agricultural trade and workforce immigration issues at its upcoming meetings…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
“State-led mandatory food labeling initiatives mislead consumers about the safety of GM foods, even though there is no credible evidence linking a food-safety or health risk to the consumption of…
Western View: Drought Crisis Response Is Too Little
…fields lay fallow, which is costing everyone in higher food prices and widespread unemployment.” There are options. They are costly, but good investments for the future. We need Temperance Flat…
Pump Efficiency Program Extended Again
…has been operating for more than a decade and proves the need to retrofit and modernize the amount of pumping systems that are operating well below efficiency standards. CIT will…
USDA Looking to Help Boost State Job Programs
Cathy Isom Cathy Isom checks out what the USDA says needs to happen to reduce the number of people needing food assistance. Job Programs…
CDFA Announces Recall of Raw Milk Products at Claravale Farm of San Benito County
…and some people with campylobacteriosis have no symptoms at all. However, in some persons with compromised immune systems, it can cause a serious, life-threatening infection. A small percentage of people…
Farm and Nutrition Day at the Fresno Fairgrounds
…Farm and Nutrition Day. Children spent the morning learning about how their food is grown, the importance of eating healthy food and about the diverse career opportunities in the food,…
Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…outdoor irrigation restrictions by urban water suppliers. Since last February, the state has pledged over $870 million to support drought relief, including money for food to workers directly impacted by…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Agriculture Day
…the Great Recession, and we see it now helping to drive our recovery. Thanks to those working in American agriculture, we pay less for our food as a percentage of…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
…Five Facts to Know about Family Farms Food equals family – 97 percent of the 2.1 million farms in the United States are family-owned operations. Small business matters – 88…
National Agriculture Week celebration planned at Fresno State
…Thursday, food, bathroom and personal hygiene items will be collected in the Free Speech Area to be donated to the Fresno State Student Cupboard. On Wednesday, the Jordan College Carnival…
Navel Orangeworm Management Based on Location
…be aware of different challenges they will face depending on where their orchards are located. Weather and neighboring crops can make for a world of difference between pest management systems….
Kern County Farm Bureau Irrigation Efficiency Program Awarded $400,000 Grant from Bay-Delta Initiative
…irrigation systems through retrofitting existing irrigation systems to have them become more efficient on permanent cropland, reduce impacts to groundwater by increasing the use of nutrient management through budgeting and…