Val Dolcini, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency (California), discusses the USDA Farm Service Agency during the recent Fresno Grizzlies Community Fund’s Farm Forum….
Changes to USDA Insurance
USDA is combining some of its Area Risk Protection Insurance offerings for the upcoming crop year. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report…
Produce Safety Topic of Farm Forum
…is Our Food Supply”. Guest speakers are State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency, Val Dolcini, and Executive Director for the Center for Produce Safety at UC Davis,…
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
…84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006. The program helps local agencies perform groundwater studies, monitoring, and management…
OAN Program Helps California Farmers
…2006 Arctic Cat vehicle was stolen in Sutter County. Other missing items this year include John Deer Gators, trailers, metal pipes, fertilizer and just about anything you can imagine. But…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
…Court ruling in the battle between the estate of landowner Coy Koontz, Sr., and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The case stemmed from Koontz’s plan to develop 3.7…
Costa: House Fails Rural America and Consumers
…years to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests and diseases. Maintains level funding ($1.75 billion) for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) that assists farmers with upgrades that…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Regarding House Defeat of the Farm Bill
…working with them as we regroup and move forward. We also appreciate House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for working with the Agriculture Committee leadership to bring the bill to the…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Scheduled
…of California presents a multifaceted program of production and environmental research results, marketing activities and guest speakers on a variety of subjects of interest to almond growers and handlers. For…
Boehner Comments on Farm Bill
House Speaker John Boehner defends his decision to change his position on the Farm Bill. Click to hear his comment….
Boehner Supports House Farm Bill
It’s a bump up for the House’s version of the Farm Bill. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Speaker John Boehner gives the bill his…
AgNeTVideo: Fresh from D’Vine
We talk with Frank Devine of Fresh From D’Vine Produce Stand in Salinas. Click here for the Fresh From D’Vine Facebook page….
Ag Producers and Social Media
…for California Bountiful. With more than 3,000 followers on his business facebook page alone, he knows a bit about social media marketing. Hear more of McShane’s comments below. Click to…
Food Waste Challenge
The USDA and Environmental Protection Agency are teaming up for “The Food Waste Challenge”. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
