When the foodservice sector all but shut down from COVID-19 stay at home recommendations, many producers around the state started selling direct to consumers through farmers’ markets and direct mail….
Regional Conversation Partnership Program Applications Accepted Through May 29
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Regional Conversation Partnership Program (RCPP) through Friday, May 29. The program is designed to…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-15-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering smoke exposure research getting some funding, how weather conditions…
Historic $10 Million for CA Stewardship
…their applications are considered for 2020 funding. For additional information about CSP, please schedule an appointment with your local USDA Service Center. https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/. More information can be found at farmers.gov/….
$1.2 Billion in Contracts Issued for USDA Food Box Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved $1.2 billion in contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA will be purchasing fresh produce, meat, and dairy from…
Farm System Reform Act to Phase Out Large Factory Farms by 2040
…up smaller farms, and lead to fewer choices for consumers. We need to attack this consolidation head-on and give workers, farmers, and consumers bargaining power in our farm and food…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 05-14-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s program is COVID-19 free and is filled with stories covering trade with the UE and…
Almond Update: New Acreage, Better Yields Fuels Big Jump in Almond Forecast
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its 2020 Subjective Almond Forecast, and it showed an over 17 percent increase in production over last season. Almond Board of California President and…
The Western View: Don’t Let The Virus Make You Crazy
…newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View” is a regular feature on Farm…
USDA Predicts Another Record Almond Crop This Year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is expecting another record almond crop for California, marking the fifth year in a row of record-breaking crop numbers….
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-13-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering California’s citrus crop forecast, farm tech investments more than…
California Citrus Forecast Unchanged, Just Below Last Season
The United States Department of Agriculture‘s California citrus numbers remain unchanged from last month. The National Agricultural Statistics Service‘s Bill Curtis announced May’s Citrus Crop Forecast. All of the data…
Ag Groups Call for More Certainty for California’s Water Supply
…it comes to solving problems,” said Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition (CFWC). “The other major issue deals with our infrastructure. We have no invested well…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-12-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how farmers can participate in the Farm to Family…