…acres among them. Through a partnership, Bontadelli has additional land in Oceanside and Mexico for winter planting and harvesting. So far, 2016 has been kind. “It looks really good,” Bontadelli…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…households; for some, school meals may be all nutrition they receive in a day. To help reduce hunger, USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), an optional cost-sharing partnership between the federal…
FSA Aids Farmers Impacted by Fires
…we can possibly support. We can’t do it all with the Department of Agriculture, but certainly in collaboration and partnership with groups around the country, we can do a whole…
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Expands Board of Directors
…on the boards of Ventura Foods, LLC; Ecolab Inc., National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and the Minnesota Business Partnership. Christopher Gail Christopher, D.N., is senior advisor and vice president at…
TTIP Deal Faces Uncertain Future
Trade negotiators for the U.S. and the European Union left scheduled talks in New York last week with little progress made regarding the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. U.S. negotiators…
American Egg Board Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
…and we look forward to a partnership with AEB that will nourish that connection and only grow stronger and more vibrant in the years to come.” The roots of Hispanic…
TPP Vote After Elections?
…would seem to boost prospects for a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the lame-duck session of Congress after the elections. Republican Senator and chair of the senate finance committee…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…108 General Manager Lewis Bair. “We donate our time and expertise in this partnership because it exemplifies the ‘just fix it’ approach. There is growing hope in our community that…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…results up sharply from the prior year. Profitability was led by the segment’s beef business, which benefited from the North American market’s ongoing transition to increased cattle supplies as well…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…Pacific Southwest Region, said research indicates stands of pine trees at lower elevations will be exposed to a change in climate and, inevitably, “conifers will disappear.” In some cases, these…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…sizing measurements were below average levels since 1985. Estimated nut sets, sizing measurements, average number of trees per acre, and estimated bearing acreage were used in the statistical models. Pacific…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…year earlier. The July turkey price at 86.6 cents per pound is up 0.1 cents from June and up 1.8 cents from July 2015. Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report…
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
…August, 32 percent below from previous year. Pacific Region Commercial Slaughter California’s production of red meat during August 2016 totaled 113 million pounds (dressed weight), 4 percent above than August…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…Pacific Public Charter School – Kealakekua, Hawaii., $270,277 Kansas City Good Food Hub, Inc. – Bronson, Kan., $124,892 Berea College – Berea, Ky., $375,000 Somali Bantu Community Lewistown of Maine…