…nutrition standards were implemented in school year 2013-14, school breakfasts are healthier than ever before, including a serving of fruit, whole-grain-rich grains, and low fat or fat free milk. The…
California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend
…key challenges and innovative solutions with experts. •The Tasting Reception will be held Monday evening at 5:30pm for the general public. Over twenty local chefs, farmers, artisanal producers, beer and…
Livestock Review
California Milk Production California milk producers had a total of 1.78 million milk cows for January that produced 3.44 billion pounds of milk. Milk production is up 2 percent from…
NMPF President Testifies Before Senate Panel
…to the National Milk Producers Federation, whose president testified today at a Senate hearing on the lessons from how past trade agreements have been implemented. Jim Mulhern, president and CEO…
Reports Positive for Garlic and Onion
…White rot disease has forced garlic and onion producers to abandon land in the Central Valley over the last several years. Garlic and Onion Research Advisory Board CEO Robert Ehn…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…if you live in the sort of neighborhood where a 7-Eleven is the only place to get milk, and Fanta is the closest approximation for fresh juice. But a new…
Agri View: Food Protection
…require intensive care, kidney dialysis, and transfusions. Sources Contaminated food, especially undercooked ground beef, unpasteurized (raw) milk and juice, soft cheeses made from raw milk, and raw fruits and…
NMPF Supports New Senate Food Labeling Bill Approved Today by Agriculture Committee
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today urged the full Senate to act quickly on legislation that would establish national regulations to bring consistency and transparency to the labeling of…
New Dairy Conference Focuses on Golden State
…and Dairy Faculty on topics relevant to California dairying. Who should attend: Dairy producers, nutritionists, veterinarians, companies and other members of allied industry who are interested in topics related to…
Leap Year and Ag
…quarts of milk. A Jersey cow will give as much as 3 to 4 gallons or around 16 quarts of milk each day. Dairy cows provide us with milk and…
Agri View: Food Prices
…of 2016,” Phillips said. Beef producers still face the lingering effects of the drought in the western Great Plains in 2012 and 2013, but as ranchers have focused on increasing…
South Africa Now Taking U.S. Pork
South Africa now is accepting U.S. pork exports. The National Pork Producers Council, which worked with the Obama administration to convince Pretoria to lift a de facto ban on U.S….
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
In testimony today, the National Pork Producers Council urged congressional lawmakers to work with the Obama administration to improve the preparedness of the United States to deal with a foreign…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
Seventeen New Watersheds Added to National Water Quality Initiative Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an investment of $25 million targeted to help agriculture producers improve water quality in high-priority…