USDA Helps Military Veterans Answer the Question, “What’s Next?” By: Brenda Carlson, Public Affairs Specialist, Farm Service Agency USDA Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam talks futures in Ag for veterans…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…is actively involved in her family’s farming operation, John Kautz Farms, in Lodi, California. She was the first woman Chair of the California State Fair Board in 1993, and received…
Red-cedar’s Impact on Prairie Chickens
…Solutions report is available online. To learn more about technical and financial assistance available through NRCS, visit nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or your local USDA service center. As tree density increases, lesser prairie-chicken…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…as specialty crops). These grants programs are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and include the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program,…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April 1
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
No Big Surprises in USDA Grain Stocks Report
Not many surprises were in the USDA’s Grain Stocks report on Thursday. Gary Crawford reports. No Big Surprises in USDA Grain Stocks Report…
Almond Board: Spider Mite Management
…Hill has more. Entomology and Pest Management Farm Advisor in Kern County, David Haviland, gives tips on monitoring and treating mites in almonds. Almond Board – Mite Management …
Estimated Corn Acres Planted Up This Year
The highest total of estimated corn acres planted since 2013 – that’s one of the highlights from USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report for 2016 Spring crops. Estimated Corn Acres Planted Up…
Healthier Shopping
…according to the USDA. Members of these low food security households are at elevated risk for a number of problematic health and developmental conditions. The USDA’s WIC, SNAP and other…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 31
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: PETA Blasts FFA
…positive ways FFA has impacted your life, how growing up on a farm or ranch taught you to appreciate and understand the circle of life and death and how food…
Almond Growers to Play Critical Role in Solving Bee Loss Puzzle
…Informed Partnership (a research and outreach program providing technical support to beekeepers that is funded primarily by USDA with support from others) to address sampling needs for affected hives both…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 30
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
Everett Griner talks about looking for “U.S. Farm-Raised” on our products in today’s Agri View. Farm-Raised From: FDA.gov How FDA Regulates Seafood: FDA Detains Imports of Farm-Raised Chinese Seafood On…