…officials to develop solutions that will protect the farms and families in the areas most impacted by chronic water supply shortages and to address the inability of the current water…
Poultry Grower Lois Alt Prevails Against EPA
…Protection Agency. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that contrary to EPA’s contention, ordinary stormwater from Alt’s farmyard is exempt from National Pollutant Discharge…
Getting More Food From Local Farms To Schools
Getting more locally grown food to schools is the goal of USDA’s Farm to School program. For more information on the USDA Farm to School census please go to: http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/….
Growing an Agribusiness
When you think of farms, you may not think of the fast-paced worlds of marketing and business development, but they are essential to agribusiness. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to…
Ross on Farms and Food Banks
California Agriculture Secretary, Karen Ross, says California farms can help fill the shelves at food banks. She co-penned an opinion-editorial for the Monterey County Herald, along with Sue Sigler, that…
Meat and Poultry Safety Tips
With the big health alert involving California poultry producer Foster Farms, it’s a good time to remember safe meat handling. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The health alert…
Public Health Alert for Chicken Products Produced at Three Foster Farms Facilities
…recently reported in 18 states, predominantly in California. The outbreak is continuing. The investigations indicate that consumption of Foster Farms brand chicken and other brand chicken produced at Foster Farms…
California Ag Headlines for October 8
…with recently implemented North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (RB-1) water quality rules. Dairy farms within the RB-1 region currently operate under one of three water quality permits, which…
New Marketing Campaign for Foster Farms
Foster Farms is starting a new marketing campaign. California’s Foster Farms is bringing back the 80s. Unforgettable music and meals are the focus of a new advertising campaign by the…
Pear Meeting This Month
…Cooperative Extension and the California Pear Advisory Board. The field day is planned for Tuesday, October 22 from 10 am to noon at Shadowbrook Farms in Mendocino County. This year’s…
California Ag Headlines for September 25
…of confined spaces including grain handling operations at farms. Cal/OSHA initiated an ongoing Special Emphasis Program on Confined Spaces back in January 2012, featuring educational outreach to employers and increased…
New Ecosystem Services Database
…of the benefits. The database contains nearly 400 farms and ranches. It is intended to easily communicate to a broad audience the multiple benefits provided by agriculture in California. The…
Class 44 Selected for Leadership Program
…Hilmar Cheese, Hilmar • Layci Gragnani, Greenheart Farms, Arroyo Grande • Eric Heinrich, Heinrich Agriculture, Modesto • Patrick Hooker, Colorful Harvest, Salinas • Greg Krzys, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Temecula…
Judge Says Water Right Fee is Invalid
…similar challenge filed by the Northern California Water Association and other plaintiffs. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 74,000…