In today’s program, Cathy Isom gives you a grower’s guide to selling cut flowers at a farmer’s market. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How to Sell Your…
Labor Certainty for Food Security Act Introduced
…for a certain period of time,” Langley noted. “The bill would also help improve the H-2A guestworker program by addressing some of the issues such as the adverse effect wage…
Date Set for Dairy Quota Suspension Hearing
…the state’s dairy quota program on April 7 and 8. One of the groups looking to make changes to the quota system, StopQIP successfully gathered enough signatures for the consideration…
USDA Provides Healthy Meals to California Children Amid Coronavirus
…students at Catoctin Elementary School. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced on March 7th that state agencies were able to apply for a waiver to allow the continuation of…
Farming Incentives Being Offered by NRCS to Address Air Quality
…assistance is being made available through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program, National Air Quality Initiative. “What the initiative does is that it financially assists farmers and ranchers to replace on-farm,…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-05-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how to apply for CDFA’s Healthy Soils Program, Secretary…
Applications Being Accepted for Updated Healthy Soils Program
…(CDFA) Healthy Soils Program projects. There are several new programmatic changes this year, including payment rates being increased for 11 practices and reduced for 16 practices. “These changes are critical…
CA Rep. Costa Drills Perdue on Trade During House Ag Committee Hearing
…how the department is working to back farmers and ranchers with programs such as the Market Facilitation Program and the Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Plus. The secretary then concluded…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-04-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering NRCS assistance to help improve air quality, a Voices…
Legislative Effort to Address California Nutria Problem Moves Forward
…five-phase strategy mimics what the Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project employed successfully; so, it worked for them, we’re hoping it works for us,” Nutria Eradication Program Manager for CDFW, Valerie…
Flexibility for Hemp Rule Enforcement for 2020 Crop Year
…disposal of ‘hot crops’ established under the interim final rule for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program will not be enforced due to insufficient capacity to address each of those…
AFBF Expands Mental Health Awareness Welcoming Farm State of Mind Campaign
…community ran by Bayer will now transition over to Farm Bureau. This announcement comes as American Farm Bureau participates in its Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week, March 1- 7. The campaign…
Josette Lewis, Ph.D., named Chief Scientific Officer
…of ABC’s agricultural research programs. Following the retirement of Dr. Karen Lapsley on July 31, 2020, Lewis will assume responsibility for human nutrition and biomass research, which Dr. Lapsley will…
CAWG Foundation Gala to Support Student Scholarships
…– featuring a reception, program, silent auction and raffle – will be held at the Senator Hotel (1121 L Street, Sacramento) on March 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m….