The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting applications on June 30, 2015, from foresters and farmers seeking financial assistance to harvest and deliver biomass to generate clean energy. The…
American Farm Bureau, Agriculture and Industry Groups Ask Court to Ditch EPA’s Unlawful Water Rule
…“the Agencies are determined to exert jurisdiction over a staggering range of dry land and water features—whether large or small, permanent, intermittent or ephemeral, flowing or stagnant, natural or manmade,…
Local Residents Urged To Declare Why “Citrus Matters” To Los Angeles
…Visiting CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org to access HLB and Asian citrus psyllid resources specific to Los Angeles County. 3. Monitoring their trees and contacting the California Department of Food and Agriculture Exotic Pest…
Invisible ‘Barcode’ Helping Traceability
…CEO Anthony Zografos says traceability was lost as soon as the product packaging was thrown away.The SafeTraces product uses all natural, existing DNA from things that you wouldn’t normally see…
Agricultural Land to be Discussed at Upcoming Ca. State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting
…by Gov. Brown in 2014. The law requires long-term management of groundwater resources by local water agencies according to economic and environmental needs. SGMA also requires groundwater sustainability plans to…
California Angus Genomics Forum
…Amen, genetic service director, will address genetic selection. Topics include a review of the basics, focusing on expected progeny differences and dollar value indexes; and genomic tools for seedstock selection,…
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…economy, and natural resources and conservation. The state by state fact sheets are available at www.usda.gov/opportunities. Each state factsheet highlights specific USDA investments in local food as well investments in…
Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program to Begin July 1
…will again take advantage of this safety net program for 2016. USDA will continue outreach efforts, including partnering with cooperative extension services, to ensure dairy producers are fully informed about…
Almond Board of California Announce $2.5 M Towards Water Efficiency, Bee and Farming Research
…a natural progression of research efforts by the Almond Board that enable almond growers be good stewards of the land. In the last two decades, industry-‐funded research overseen by ABC…
New Support for Producers Affected by Drought
…initiative. Over the next two years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (FS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest $130 million in the partnership, which also…
Allergen-Free Peanuts Lead USDA Report Highlighting New Innovations in Ag
…The USDA’s technology transfer program is administered by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. Highlighted discoveries from USDA’s 2014 Technology Transfer Report include: Procedures to…
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
…(Food Safety and Inspection Service), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the Department of Commerce (National Marine…
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
…DamWatch will help watershed project sponsors monitor and manage dams that were built with assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). By monitoring these structures, project sponsors can better…
USDA Updates Department Policy for Climate Change Adaptation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced additional steps it is taking to integrate climate change adaptation into USDA’s programs and operations. These efforts will help ensure taxpayer resources…