…Agricultural Development (SEFOA). Other invited participants include representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, agricultural farm worker organizations (CDM and ProDESC), as well as…
CDFA Video: Secretary Ross Meets Sammy Soil
…focal point. During the event, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross took a moment to discuss the issue with “Sammy Soil,” who appeared on behalf of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service….
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
…as the nation’s foremost authority on food safety and create a voluntary labeling program run by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the same agency that administers the USDA Organic Program….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Madera County
…area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures that are designed to keep ACP and other insects out. Residents with backyard citrus trees…
Kern County Farm Bureau Brings Awareness to Potential Funding Issues for the Biomass Industry
…CA. The Biomass industry is very important to Kern County agriculture and the San Joaquin Air District. Biomass energy is a carbon-neutral electricity source generated by combustion of organic material,…
UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center Seeks Funding for Continued Innovation; Limagrain First to Answer Call
The Seed Biotechnology Center at the University of California,Davis,recently called on members of the agriculture, biotechnology and seed industries to help meet a $2.5 million, fundraising goal set to establish…
Atwater FFA Sweeps Merced College FFA Field Day
Atwater FFA members joined over 1400 registered agriculture high school students throughout California at the Merced College Field Day on March 21st and earned top honors with another strong showing….
USDA Looking to Help Boost State Job Programs
Cathy Isom Cathy Isom checks out what the USDA says needs to happen to reduce the number of people needing food assistance. Job Programs…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 20
…bringing jobs back to the U.S., picturing women in agriculture, kids talk nutrition and being climate wise with Woodsy Owl. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.rd.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
CDFA Announces Recall of Raw Milk Products at Claravale Farm of San Benito County
…Claravale Farm’s raw milk and raw cream from samples collected and tested by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Consumers are strongly urged to dispose of any product remaining…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
…an application is April 15, 2015. “Growing up in California, I’ve witnessed a host of political decisions that do not always support production agriculture,” said Ben Granholm, a senior at…
Farm and Nutrition Day at the Fresno Fairgrounds
This slideshow requires JavaScript. More than 40 schools in 14 districts throughout Fresno County showed up to the Fresno Fairgrounds to learn about agriculture at the Fresno County Farm Bureau’s…
Alexis Taylor Speaks to CA Farm Leaders
Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Alexis Taylor, visited California to speak with several farm leaders…
Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 3
The last of this series Cathy Isom looks at how the USDA is improving school nutrition one grant at a time, and the impact the USDA is having on districts…