As part of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s strategic goal of ensuring that our programs are delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-29-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
KORUS Agreement a Relief to Agriculture
Agriculture was ‘left out’ of the U.S.-Korea (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement renegotiation effort, a relief to the sector. For many in agriculture, there was more to lose than gain in…
Agri View: Spotted Lanternfly- A New Insect to Fear
…of Agriculture Everett Griner talks about the Spotted Lanternfly. A new insect everyone should fear in today’s Agri View. Well, we have enough bugs and insects for farmers to deal…
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of plants produced through innovative new breeding techniques which include techniques…
Farmers for America – a Movie About the Present and the Future
…Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture The documentary traces the extraordinary changes coming to America’s food system as more and more consumers flock to farmers’ markets, embrace farm-to-table lifestyles…
USDA Developing Product Possibilities for Almond Waste
Researchers with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are continuing to make progress in the development of new uses for almond waste. California growers produced 2.1 billion pounds of almonds…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-28-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Several California crops were named by China to be targeted in trade retaliation the lack of…
Almond Matters: Celebrating Women in Agriculture
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, the number of women in agriculture continues to grow both in number as well as the diversity of positions held within…
Trade Coalition Launches Effort Against U.S. Tariffs
…on U.S. steel and aluminum imports. Guernsey says the tariffs “negatively impact” agriculture as U.S. trade partners are targeting U.S. ag products for retaliation. He says the retaliation efforts will…
McConnell Introduces Hemp legislation
…the domestic production of hemp. It will also give hemp researchers the chance to apply for competitive federal grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, allowing them to continue their…
Deputy Secretary Censky to Keynote Farm Foundation Workshop
Censky A Farm Foundation workshop on rural Infrastructure Investment will feature Deputy Agriculture Secretary Steve Censky. A collaboration of Farm Foundation and the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, the…
Grant Funding Available for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). The AMMP is one of two programs designed by CDFA…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-27-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Growers are feeling better about this year’s water situation with all of the weather seen in…