U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that almost half of all dairy farms in America have made their annual elections for 2016…
CCM Applauds Release of TPP Text
…for the Fruit and Vegetable Trade Advisory Committee which is comprised of 22 commodity leaders from across the country and offers counsel to USDA and United States Trade Representative on…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 9
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…
USDA Week In Review November 6
…this edition of USDA Week In Review: El Niño brings the rain, the Abraham Lincoln Honor Awards, and the co-op benefit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/oce www.rd.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
SNAP Center
…say it could save the government money in the long run. SNAP Center Learn more about the USDA SNAP program. For the latest data on the SNAP program, click here….
Agri View: Food Safety
…food supply in the world. Everett Griner talks about the food borne illness in the U.S. in today’s Agri View. Food Safety Learn more from the USDA on food safety….
Agriculture Well Represented at Water Conference
…it’s 6th annual water conference in Tulare County. Farm Bureau was a sponsor of the event and Tulare, Kern and Fresno County Bureaus were represented in the general session. Agriculture…
TPP Will Benefit California, Farm Leader Says
…works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 57,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members….
Statement from Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
…farmers and ranchers by lowering tariffs and eliminating other barriers, and will boost exports and support jobs in our rural economies. At the end of the day, TPP is about…
Agri-Culture’s 19th Annual Progressive Dinner “Autumn in the Valley” Success
…The hors d’oeuvres were served at Land Trust of Santa Cruz County’s Watsonville Slough Farms – welcomed by Terry Corwin. Terry spoke about the Land Trust’s farmland conservation program. Dinner…
2015 California Almond Nursery Sales Report
…reported. Acres planted were calculated using the reported number of trees sold, along with the trees per acre from the Almond Acreage Survey. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The USDA, NASS Pacific Regional Office…
Leaders Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…crop supervisor Drew Becker, Biggs, SunWest Foods, field service representative Dominic Bruno, Sacramento, Bypass Farms, farm manager Domenick Buck, Bakersfield, Anthony Vineyards, grower Josh Davy, Cottonwood, University of California Cooperative…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 4
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…
Latino Farmers Conference Offers Templates for Success, Exceeds Expectations
…managing limited water resources. The conference response so exceeded expectations that many agency and agribusiness attendees agreed to stand, giving limited seating space to farmers. “USDA’s Latino Farmers Conference was…