…provided to the Florida Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration clean budwood program (3027 Lake Alfred Road – Highway 17, Winter Haven, Florida 33881) and will be distributed, following USDA release,…
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb….
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
Len Wilcox reports on the federal marketing order for pecans. The Western View: Pecans Federal Marketing Order This is a self-help program overseen by USDA that provides pecan funds to…
Healthy Walnuts
…published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It found that consuming walnuts lowers total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and Apo B, the primary protein found in LDL (the bad)…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…Agriculture, a comprehensive set of voluntary programs and initiatives that is expected to reduce net emissions and enhance carbon sequestration by over 120 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent by…
Understanding Antibiotics in Agriculture
…website: As a registered dietitian nutritionist at Alltech, Nikki Putnam delivers human nutrition communications to consumers and the agriculture and food industries, with a particular focus on addressing dietary inadequacies…
Farm to Food Bank Month
December is Farm to Food Bank Month, and a successful program in California is a model for similar programs around the nation. Sabrina Hill reports. Farm to Family Program Listen…
EPA Improves Final RVOs
…cleaner, renewable fuel, which sets a dangerous precedent for the future of the program. The uncertainty this waiver will create risks sending investment in the next generation of renewable fuel…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…Agriculture allocates money for grants through their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP). American Farmland Trust Executive Director of Programs John Larson says they took advantage of that money…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will act as a participating state for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crop Multi-State Program….
Incentives for Propane Irrigation Engines
…and many other organizations. Sponsored by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), the Propane Farm Incentive Program is a research program that provides a financial incentive up to $5,000…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…be used toward programs to mitigate the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid. “California residents are a valuable partner in the fight against Huanglongbing,” says CCM President Joel Nelsen. “We’re…
Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp
Cathy Isom tells us about the program giving women the opportunity to be the voice of agriculture. Now in its ninth year, American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Communications Boot Camp…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
Photo Courtesy of USDA The USDA has announced $4.8 million in grants for 74 projects spanning 39 states that support the USDA efforts to connect child nutrition programs with local…