Corporate entities like a nationally known brewer are among those joining USDA as part of a National Water Quality Initiative. Cathy Isom looks at just how important this is. Water…
California Ag Day, National Agriculture Week Just Around the Corner
From the California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom Each year, more than one-million students learn about the importance of agriculture through the efforts of California Foundation for Agriculture in…
Initiatives Support Specialty Crop and Organic Research
Two USDA funding initiatives offer support for efforts to boost research for specialty crops and organics. Initiatives Support Specialty Crop and Organic Research…
The Western View: El Nino Returns with a Whimper
…and redirects or stops the south Pacific trade winds. It affects agriculture with increased rainfall in the far western areas of North and South America. Sometimes it’s too much of…
Supporting the Future of Agriculture
In this interview, Inci Dannenberg, Vice President, US Commercial Operations for Bayer CropScience, discusses how Bayer is supporting the future of agriculture through science education and more. Interview with Inci…
Valencia Orange Production Forecast at 20 Million Cartons
…the five-year average of 2.562. USDA/NASS March Citrus Ctrop Forecast 2014-15 California Valencia Orange Objective Measurement Report (.pdf) Citrus March Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size (.pdf) The next…
Team Nutrition Grants Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack describes the funds being awarded under the Team Nutrition grants program. Team Nutrition Grants Program…
USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Student Loan Repayment Program
Cathy Isom tells us about the program helping new Veterinarians get out of debt faster. Student Loan Repayment Program…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
…this edition of USDA Week In Review, healthy eating at schools, organic egg farming, and food prices rising a bit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fsa.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Water Board Chair Says Many Don’t Understand Water Needs
…agriculture, but they also are disconnected from our water issues. She says they simply don’t know where their water comes from. Marcus would not talk about current water rights or…
Additional Asian Citrus Psyllid Detections in Tulare County Expand Quarantine Further into Fresno County
…that all citrus fruit be free from ACP prior to moving out of the quarantine area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
Up to $25 million will be provided for new food service equipment; $5.5 million for training Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will…
California Farmers and Immigration Reform
Wenger California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger discusses what needs to happen now for immigration reform and why it’s vital to much of California’s agriculture. Immigration and California Farmers…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
What is on the horizon for U.S. farmers in 2015 as they finalize plans for planting this spring? The March Agricultural Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National…