Mandarins under a countywide quarantine in Tulare County are getting some good news on enforced regulations. Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine The California Department of Food and Agriculture released an…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…and a farm internship program. “When it comes to farming in ways that promote the long-term health of California’s land, water, wildlife and food economy, there’s no better example than…
Silicon Valley Needs Farmers Too – Farm to Food Bank Month Spotlight
…A recent article in USA Today highlights this disparity. Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer and client More than two-thirds of our clients purchase unhealthy food. They know the food is…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review November 21
…In Review, ranchers, USDA and Chevrolet helping the environment. Holiday food prices. And seasonal cooking safety advice by calling 1-888-MP-Hotline. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.fsis.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
…bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce…
Temperatures Changing Pest Management Systems
Pests are adapting to the warmer temperatures of climate change. Changing Management Systems Growers will need to rethink their pest management systems as pests are beginning to show up earlier…
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
Turkey donations at the Sacramento Food Bank. (Photo courtesy of CDFA) CDFA knows food. We inspect it, we protect it, and we really enjoy it. So when the State of…
Mapping Tool has Multiple Uses
Saving time and money is a benefit of the new SprinklerMaps software. Mapping Tool has Multiple Uses SprinklerMaps software lets users log and document irrigation systems online using Google Maps….
Florida Orchid Producer Thrilled With New “PMA Fresh Summit” Floral Focus
…hundreds of other exhibits that are focused on such a wide variety of food products from dozens of other countries as well. Orchid Producer Thrilled With New “PMA Fresh Summit”…
Nat’l Watermelon Promotion Board at PMA Fresh Summit is A HIT!
Carved Watermelons on display as part of the NWPB’s exhibit at Fresh Summit 2014 Professional food carver NWPB exhibit at PMA Fresh Summit 2014 Hunt Continuing our series of news…
Citrus Industry This Week: Field Day Report; Online CEU; Next Forecast
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida contains a report from an Advanced Citrus Production Systems field day in Fort Pierce, how to earn a core continuing education…
Farm Leader Welcomes Passage of Water Bond
…people, food production and the environment. “It’s extremely gratifying to see the bond pass,” Wenger said. “At a time of extreme drought, Californians came together to support investment in our…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…2015 future food pledge today – contact Steve Linkhart, California Association of Food Bank at (510) 350-9916. For our foodie friends and food lovers – tweet, Instagram or Facebook –…
Precision Mapping with GPS
…can place markers, log fixes and map full irrigation systems. Precision Mapping with GPS Creator and head Sports Turf Groundskeeper at UC San Diego Mike D’Ascanio says the software is…