U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that many of USDA’s conservation efforts in the Regional Conservation Partnership Program will be focusing on water resources. Many Conservation Projects Will Focus on…
USDA Announces Grants to Enable More Farmers Markets to Serve Low-Income Families
…availability of up to $3.3 million in competitive funding to support the ability of farmers markets to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits provided through the U.S. Department of…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 4
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…
Editorial: Agriculture Goes to Washington
In this week’s blog post, AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill shares her experiences and photos of her week in Washington, D.C. with fellow farm broadcasters. Visit From the…
Fresno Drought Forum is an Opportunity for Agriculture
From CDFA: By Craig McNamara, President, California State Board of Food and Agriculture Craig McNamara Photo courtesy of CDFA Tomorrow (May 5), the California State Board of Food and Agriculture…
USDA Announces $235 Million Available for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships
Local Coalitions Can Now Apply for Funding to Improve Soil Health, Preserve Clean Water, Combat Drought, Protect Wildlife Habitat Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of up…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for May 1
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…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review May 1
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, hungry pests in the classroom, protecting…
New Psyllid Find in San Luis Obispo County
…will be established by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to prevent the spread of this serious plant pest. Control efforts will take place in the near future in…
California Cuts Habitat Fix for Delta Project
…people. California Department of Fish and Game Director Chuck Bonham told the Associated Press that the project now calls for restoring 30,000 acres for wetland and wildlife habitat — down…
A Day in Marin: Farmers Share a Passion for a Place Called California
From CDFA: by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary Talking shop: Secretary Ross and Bob Giacomini cover the finer points of cheese-making at his family’s Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company. Also…
More Areas Considering County-Wide Psyllid Quarantines
…updated growers in San Luis Obispo County on the fight against ACP and huanglongbing. The county currently has no commercial operations under the spot-quarantine boundaries; however Agriculture Commissioner Martin Settevendemie…
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…the U.S. to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius – the warming threshold at which scientists say there will likely be major climate disruptions such as super droughts and…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
The University of California, Davis, ranks No. 1 in the world for teaching and research in agriculture and forestry as well as veterinary sciences, according to data released today by…