…USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s 2014 Experiment Station Section Excellence in Multistate Research Award. The award recognized “exceptional collaboration on a multistate research project that helps farmers better…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections to Begin Monday, Nov. 3 Dolcini The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging farmers and ranchers to make their voices heard by…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 31
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, helping the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese…
USDA Announces $29 Million to Provide Housing for Farmworkers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is investing $29 million to provide affordable housing for farm laborers and their families. “Housing is often the first step on the…
Agri View: UAV???
Everett Griner talks about agriculture waiting with anxiety for rules and regulations by FAA for the use of UAV’s in today’s Agri View. UAV???…
Ag Advancements Come From Military
Military development is a good way to predict what the next drone advancement will be for the agriculture industry. Ag Advancements Come From Military Owner of Drone Rangers Ag and…
Low-VOC Options for New Regulations in 2015
…representative from Adama on how growers can meet these low-VOC regulations. Low-VOC Requirements with Adama For more on the new regulations, see the California Department of Pesticide Regulations fact sheet….
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
News Release from USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that more than $4 million in technical and financial assistance will be provided to help farmers and…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
…future,” said Vilsack. The secure website can be accessed via computer, smartphone or tablet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) also extended the opportunity for public comments on both the…
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
…California Water Action Plan. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 ‘N’ Street…
AgNeTVideo: Ag in the Classroom
Stephanie Etcheverria with the California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom tells us about the foundation and how teachers and others can help students learn about agriculture….
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is developing a new program, the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, authorized by the Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25, Statutes…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 24
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, celebrating WIC’s 40th anniversary, helping pollinators…