CDFA Announces 129 Projects Totaling $16 Million for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 129 projects totaling $16…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…to address the needs of agriculture – including key dairy issues – in any free trade agreement with the European Union. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman,…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
Vilsack Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam Secretary Vilsack traveled to Vietnam to meet with his counterparts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the…
Cargo Theft Task Force One Step Closer
…Processors Association (WAPA) has led the charge to educate the agriculture industry on a common crime trend that is focusing on nut crops. WAPA held an emergency nut theft summit…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…agriculture. American Enterprise Exhibit – Image from Flickr. Curious about where your food comes from? How are farmers innovating American agriculture today? Ask a Farmer is a public program at…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April 25
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…
Paris Climate Agreement Signed
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Signing of the Paris Climate Agreement Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on the signing of the Paris Climate…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
…them into oblivion. The Agriculture Committees, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and numerous farm groups and conservation organizations have long chosen the first option. For decades, they have worked collaboratively…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
State Water Project Allocations Increase as Storms Improve Conditions, but Drought Remains With runoff from spring storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery…
Earth Day @ CDFA
Happy Earth Day from CDFA! This video provides a brief look at just a few of the programs and projects at the California Department of Food and Agriculture that help…
Agri View: Grand Champion
…Western Scholarship Trust, which supplies scholarships for students studying agriculture and rural medicine. “This show has been one of my biggest goals,” Macey said after the highest bid was secured….
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
…letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack underscoring “critical implementation components related to dairy trade.” The U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation and…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…Partnership (TPP) agreement. NPPC supports full allocation of the fiscal 2016 $10 million budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to implement…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…commercially viable treatment. Photo courtesy of USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly…