In the first part of her series on food waste Cathy Isom has the Agriculture Secretary’s challenge to America. Food Waste-1…
Infographics Show Impact of #WomeninAg
…by emailing AgWomenLead@usda.gov and be sure to check out #womeninag on Twitter and on the USDA blog, our #womeninag Storify, and this video message below from Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden….
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the deadline to enroll for the dairy Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016 has been extended until Nov. 20, 2015. AgNet…
Sage Grouse Stays off Endangered Species List
Side view of a bi-state sage-grouse. Bureau of Land Management photo. Today, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the greater sage grouse is not warranted for listing under the Endangered Species…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
Krysta Harden Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that $2.5 million in grants is now available for projects to educate new and underserved farmers about more than 20 U.S….
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County
…the quarantine map may be found here: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/offq. “Late summer and fall are ‘fruit fly season’ in California,” said California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “These pests like Southern California for…
School Children Eating More Fruits and Vegetables – Fact Sheet From the USDA
…resources to help them serve the healthier meals. Now is not the time to backpedal on a healthier future for our kids—that is why Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is encouraging…
Conservation to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture
…and direction for the agricultural community to complement ongoing efforts and practice environmental stewardship.” The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on…
Atwater FFA Prepares for Upcoming School Year
…President; Courtney Creighton, Vice President; Dayana Argueta, Secretary; Kelsi Kamesch, Treasurer; Jeff Clark, Reporter; Belinda Espinoza, Sentinel; and Julianna Dailey, Historian. In addition to the Atwater FFA chapter officers, three…
Army Corps Criticizes EPA for Flawed Rulemaking, Warns WOTUS has Little Legal Standing and is Not Based on Science
…mixes terminology and disparate data sets,” one memo from General Peabody to Assistant Secretary of the Army reads. “In the Corps judgement, these documents contain numerous inappropriate assumptions with no…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
…change,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “In addition to building drought and climate resiliency on our farms, the solutions incentivized by these programs are practical and timely.” Incentive programs available…
USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency
…farm production surveys, and more recently from satellite imagery and remote sensors that can provide information on the health of crops around the country,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Through…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…the stronger safety net they need to continue farming, even after particularly bad years,” said Secretary Vilsack. “USDA will continue to work toward implementing risk management provisions from the Farm…
Four HLB Trees in San Gabriel, Quarantine Declared
…may be processed and/or consumed on the premises. “The success of any quarantine depends on cooperation from those affected,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “The stakes couldn’t be higher for…