…Department of Food and Agriculture grant in order to operate as a designated training provider for Southern and Central California. The new requirements under FSMA call for at least one…
Register for the 2018 Statewide Pistachio Day
…of small bugs, stink bugs and leaffooted bugs on pistachios. Registration for the Statewide Pistachio Day is available through the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources website….
CDFA Awards Funding to Support Ag Education Through California Agriculture License Plate Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $260,000 for six projects that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2017 California Special…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…of $540,000 to determine how almond coproducts may address needs across food, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, automotive, and more. “Almond Board of California, in collaboration with our industry partners, is working every…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-04-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. The first damage cost reports are in for the Thomas fire and the Almond Board of…
No Link Between Small Wild Birds and Rodents to 2014-15 HPAI Outbreak
…between those types of sites. In contrast, 83 out of 527 waterfowl sampled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture tested positive for influenza A. From the National Association of Farm…
NAFTA Withdraw Threats Put Transportation Jobs in Jeopardy
…year. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of U.S. NAFTA freight is carried by trucks, according to the Transportation Department. Finally, tearing up NAFTA would have a “huge” impact on railroads, according to…
Agri View: California Disasters
…tells us about the drought hurting all of California’s agriculture. The destructive fires destroyed the vineyards in the north, but also the wineries. But, there was a bright spot, if…
Snow Survey Significantly Below Average
On January 3 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) performed the first snow survey for 2018 about 90 miles east of Sacramento at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 01-03-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Report Shows 2014-15 HPAI Impact
A new report by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service found the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States was not as big an effect…
USDA Survey Shows Millennials Prefer Fruits, Vegetables
A recent Department of Agriculture report shows that millennials prefer fruits and vegetables over grains and meats. The USDA report analyzed food-buying data by generation. Agri-Pulse reports that millennials spend…
Thomas Fire: First Estimate of Agricultural Losses Tops $171 Million
…a preliminary disaster report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales estimated more than 10,289 acres of irrigated cropland and another 60,000 acres of rangeland…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-02-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Today we talked with Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita about the emergency Asian citrus psyllid…