…of U.S. milk product manufacturers and processors (the list) interested in exporting milk products to China. FDA is taking this step to help U.S. manufacturers comply with new requirements of…
Free Training on Safe Spraying for Agriculture
…English and Spanish on the topics of strip spraying, equipment maintenance, laws and regulations, vertebrate pest control, heat illness and more. All agriculture employees are welcome and a complimentary lunch…
Online Streaming of Today’s Water Meeting
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture and representatives from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board are discussing water transfers and drought…
Ag Business Issues Challenge to Support FFA, Young Farmers and Ranchers
A national business that gets a quite a bit of sales here in California is using some of that to give back to the future of agriculture. Sabrina Hill reports….
Ag Outlook Forum
This year’s USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum will look at the future of agriculture from the perspectives of opportunities in the farm sector. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download…
Young Cattlemen’s Conference Deadline Approaching
…trip ends in Washington D.C., which includes stops at USDA, the Capitol, the White House and the Department of the Interior. “Because education is such an important part of the…
California Farms and Consumers in Jeopardy
Unless State Takes Immediate Action to Address The Drought FRESNO, CA – On Friday, January 03, 2014, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first snow survey of…
CFBF Scholarship Applications Open
…academic achievement, career goals, extracurricular activities, determination, leadership skills, and a commitment to study agriculture. To apply, you must be an undergraduate at a four-year accredited college or university, pursuing…
CA Beef Board Appointees
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack makes 41 appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Two of the appointees are from California. Click to Open or Download Audio Report James…
Snow Survey Shows Lowest Level Recorded
Friday’s snow survey has confirmed water worries around the state. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The California Department of Water Resources conducted it’s first…
California Almond Growers to Vote on Marketing Order
…1, 2012, through July 31, 2013, are eligible to vote. A continuance referendum is required every five years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would consider terminating the marketing order…
Video: Bobwhite Brigaders Learn About The Environment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is involved in a program to teach high schoolers about the environment and wildlife….
Snow Survey Today
We will soon get another glimpse of the state’s water situation, as the Department of Water Resources is scheduled to conduct the season’s first snow survey today. Sabrina Hill has…
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
USDA Makes Permanent Meat and Grain Serving Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program WASHINGTON, January 2, 2014 – Agriculture Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon today announced…