…… the list goes on. Those of us at the California Farm Bureau Federation are working hard on each of these issues to represent the interests of agriculture. But of…
Farmer Big Data
…into the cloud every day. Farm Bureau’s Mary Kay Thatcher says the new survey aims to gauge farmer attitudes towards big data and the use of data in production agriculture….
Women in Agriculture Seminar Series This Week
…Ag, with a special panel including USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden; CDFA Secretary Karen Ross; and Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita. They will discuss the intricate roles…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 8
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…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…viable treatment. Photo courtesy of USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $20.1 million in grants to university researchers for research and extension projects to help citrus producers…
Agri View: Fire Ant Danger
…expand to thousands of individuals. Some colonies may be polygynous (having multiple queens per nest). Learn more about the fire ant here. Image credit: (right) By Stephen Ausmus – http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/dec04/k11622-1.htm…
Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Comm. Roger Goodell and Partners Commitment to Youth
…6, 2016 1 p.m. PT WHO: ROGER GOODELL, Commissioner, NFL TOM VILSACK, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture PAUL ROVEY, Chair, Dairy Management Inc. and United Dairymen of Arizona ALEXIS GLICK, CEO,…
El Nino And Reduced U.S. Drought Coverage
USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, notes how El Nino has contributed to reduced drought coverage across the nation since mid-October. El Nino And Reduced Drought Coverage “A lot of this…
Application Deadline for 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program is March 31
…CSP program description and application for producers are available at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ca/programs/financial/csp/ For more on technical and financial assistance available through conservation programs, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or a local USDA service center….
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…the Central Coast Region.” These two studies can be downloaded for free from the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics website athttp://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. Cost-of-production studies for many commodities are…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…Aid office at your school or the Agri-Culture office, 141 Monte Vista Ave., Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 722-6622 or (831) 818-1193 Email: agri-culture@sbcglobal.net. Applications are available on their Website: www.agri-culture.us…
SuperBowl: Calories Consumed
…food is most commonly pegged in the appetizer department, and is considered the second biggest American eating holiday of the year – just behind Thanksgiving. According to the Calorie Council…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
…than 30 million children – rely on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for one to two meals per day, however according…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 5
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…