…Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fiscal year 2015 grants include: University of California, Riverside, Calif., $3,990,772 University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., $1,975,000…
Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Comm. Roger Goodell and Partners Commitment to Youth
…Media who are not already credentialed through the NFL to access the Super Bowl Media Center should contact Ana Blinder (Ana.Blinder@NFL.com) by Friday, Feb. 5 at 5:00pm PT. Saturday, Feb….
Application Deadline for 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program is March 31
…operations. From fiscal 2009 to fiscal 2015 NRCS has enrolled more than 1.4 million acres in California. Participants with existing CSP contracts that will expire on Dec.31, 2016, have the…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
Two new studies on the costs and returns of growing romaine hearts and organic spinach have been released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Issues Center. Sample costs to…
SuperBowl: Calories Consumed
…and chips can quickly add up to the 24-hundred calorie mark – which is more calories than anyone should eat in a single day. To keep yourself from pigging out…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
…Healthful Foods Project. “Give Schools the Tools to Prepare Healthy, Delicious Meals.” Give Schools the Tools to Prepare Healthy, Delicious Meals. The Pew Charitable Trusts, July 2015. Web. 21 Jan….
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…grants are administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which is making today’s awards through funding provided in fiscal year 2015. NIFA is awarding $15.1 million to…
Increase Chilling Hours with Simple Product
…Follow up applications were made after rains on January 23rd and February 10th, 2015. Data loggers were installed in four trees, two data-loggers per treatment, with three sensors per tree…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
…LP II and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins. Hortau CEO Jocelyn Boudreau said the investment will allow Hortau to continue growing its operations, expanding on its success from 2015. Last…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…needs of local markets worldwide. In 2008, Harris Moran Seed Company (USA) and Clause (France) were grouped together to form HM.CLAUSE, a Business Unit of Limagrain. In fiscal year 2015,…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…in the European Union and others. National Peanut Board Sources: http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/nuts/peanut-profile/ www.soyatech.com/peanut_facts.htm http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/US-Peanut-Supply.html http://www.peanutsusa.com/MainMenu/About-Peanuts/Peanut-History/Export-Peanut-Market.html http://msucares.com/news/print/agnews/an13/20130207_peanutmtg_phillips_scs.html From YouTube Murray Farms 2015 Peanut Harvest Video series by Terry Presnal This is a…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
…some of the biggest weaning weights in the last five to 10 years,” said Jake Parnell, manager of Cattlemen’s Livestock Market in Galt. During the last several years, when winter…
Superbowl: Avocados
…from 2015. That’s according to an estimate from the Calif.-based Hass Avocado Board. Mexico will likely account for about 95% of this year’s shipments At $3 a pound, that means…
Ag Leadership Class to Present Poverello House with $100,000 Donation
…Fresno State on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 a.m. in North Gym, Room 118. The Poverello House will use the money donated by Class 45 to purchase a food truck…
