SNAP/CalFresh Sign-Up Event for Local Farmers’ Markets

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USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service—in partnership with National Hmong American Farmers and the California Department of Social Services—will host a CalFresh (federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…

USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture

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…Rural Energy for America Program and other programs, develop additional renewable energy, bioenergy and biofuel opportunities. Support the National On-Farm Energy Initiative to improve farm energy efficiency through cost-sharing and…

Final Call for Angus Scholarship Applications

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…May 1, 2012). “Awarding scholarships at the National Junior Angus Show is a definite highlight for the Angus Foundation each year,” says Angus Foundation President Milford Jenkins. “We are thankful…

California Dairy Order Part 3

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…a federal milk marketing order. In this report, Sabrina Hill continues her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation. Dairy Order Pt 3…

California Dairy Order Part 2

Taylor HillmanCattle, Dairy & Livestock, General

…get California on a federal milk marketing order. Sabrina Hill continues her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation. Dairy Order Pt 2…

Atwater FFA Competes Towards A Strong Finish

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…California at the National FFA Finals in Louisville, Kentucky in October. For more information on Atwater FFA, log onto their website at AtwaterFFA.org or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and/or…

Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s

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…of the only materials cotton growers have used to control cotton aphid and whitefly. The Cotton Crop Team, formed by UC and cotton-sector representatives to take a critical look at…

California Dairy Order Part 1

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…milk marketing order. In this report, Sabrina Hill begins her series with Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation. Three Dairy Co-ops Want Federal Order…

Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

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…than 2 percent of the state economy. Because California dominates the national market for many fruits, nuts, and vegetables, prices of these crops can rise as irrigation water becomes scarcer….