…help our children be healthy kids, and develop into healthy adults,” said Vilsack. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) made the awards through the AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention…
Administrator Dolcini Comments on USDA’s ARC/PLC Extension
Dolcini Val Dolcini, administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) commented today updating USDA plans to extend the deadline for election of the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss…
Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…limited water allocations from the State Water Project and Central Valley Project for agricultural users to historically low levels – between zero and 20 percent of contracted amounts and junior…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…are strong, and continue to rise. This additional week will give producers a little more time to have those final conversations, review their data, visit their local Farm Service Agency…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
…in Tijuana (March 31st) and San Diego (April 1st). California is the largest agricultural producer and exporter in the nation and these meetings will focus on agricultural trade as well…
CDFA Video: Secretary Ross Meets Sammy Soil
…focal point. During the event, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross took a moment to discuss the issue with “Sammy Soil,” who appeared on behalf of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service….
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
…as the nation’s foremost authority on food safety and create a voluntary labeling program run by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the same agency that administers the USDA Organic Program….
Fuel Greatness with School Breakfast
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Yesterday the NFL and National Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program stopped by Alicia Reyes Elementary School in Merced. The San Francisco 49ers’ mascot…
UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center Seeks Funding for Continued Innovation; Limagrain First to Answer Call
…of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Limagrain, the world’s fourth largest seed company, responded to the call by announcing that it will make a gift of US $500,000 to help establish…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council’s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for the fall 2015 public policy internship. The deadline to submit…
Alexis Taylor Speaks to CA Farm Leaders
Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Alexis Taylor, visited California to speak with several farm leaders…
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…list of selected suggestions and the FY 2015 National Clean Plant Network funding plan here. The public can help protect America’s agricultural and natural resources by being aware of invasive…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on National Agriculture Day
…those working in American agriculture, we have seen record agricultural exports over the last six years. We saw our agricultural economy remain strong and help keep the country afloat through…
Fresno County Citrus Bloom Declared for District 3
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright has announced that the citrus bloom period for District 3 will start at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015. (Note: The area between…