…commercial relations with Cuba. We are looking forward to a USDA presence at the U.S. Embassy in Havana.” Statement by Devry Boughner Vorwerk, Chair, U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC)…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…supported by the UC Agricultural Issues Center, a program of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers and educators draw on local expertise to conduct agricultural,…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
Department Also to Serve as Permanent Co-Chair of the National Drought Resilience Partnership In celebration of World Water Day, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded more than $8.5…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Corn Facts
…the U.S. while parts of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin also contribute heavily. So prevalent is this crop that when harvest rolls around this fall, U.S….
Annual Post-Harvest Pest Control Seminar
…USDA-ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory; Ft. Pierce, Florida Trevor Suslow, Extension Research Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences; University of California, Davis Adrian Sbodio, Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences; University of…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
The California Fertilization Guidelines on the Fertilizer Education and Research (FREP) website have been expanded to include recommendations for 18 crops, representing more than half of the irrigated agriculture in…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors As part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba to further normalization of relations, advance commercial and people-to-people ties, and…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
…Making OM Incorporation Feasible Growers in California are being left with their agriculture waste and lighter pockets. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Brent Holtz says cogeneration facilities provided important disposal of…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…Table page provides more details about the journey of the all-American chicken from the chicken farm to your table. The following is from: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Raising Chickens…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…technology to produce food in a sustainable manner. With each generation becoming further removed from agriculture,Discovering FARMLAND, a comprehensive education program created by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) in…
Milk Pricing Complexity Leads Dairy Conference
…Gallagher with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America executive for food, agriculture and wine, Cornelius Gallagher, talked to attendees at the inaugural Golden State Dairy Conference about predicting…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is Underway The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding California farmers and ranchers that it’s not too late to respond….