…USDA disaster preparedness and response. For more information on USDA disaster assistance programs, please contact your local USDA Service Center. To find your local USDA Service Center go to http://offices.usda.gov….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 15
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…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…different tastes of consumers and the desires of farmers to produce for those consumers, no matter where they reside around the world. When the different tastes of different cultures are…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 11
…Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review: child nutrition, fruit and vegetable safety, and avian flu preparedness. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.nass.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.aphis.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…during the height of the outbreak, said Paul Cahill, president of Farm Fresh Foods, an egg supplier in Santa Ana, that he found himself scrambling to find enough Proposition 2-compliant…
Navel Crop Estimated Large, Might Miss Target
The Cooperative Agricultural Support Services (CASS) 2015-16 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report released on September 11, 2015, forecasts the upcoming navel crop to be 86 million, 40-pound cartons. Eighty-three…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…farm labor contractors were unable to source the total number of employees they needed, she said. “Every year it seems the amount of people available to help with harvest decreases,”…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 14
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…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings
…The proposed marketing area would incorporate the entire state of California. USDA received four proposals from interested parties, some that include certain milk pricing and pooling provisions not found in…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…increasing in the coming months. “We’ve been vetting this project for five years and advocating for Sites with interest in poten-tially becoming lead agency for the project,” said Thad Bettner,…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Field Office today released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
…Public forums for groundwater users and the general public The technical sessions will focus on: Local agency requirements regarding Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) formation, groundwater sustainability, and public involvement Discussing…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library presents its newest exhibition, “Farm to Fork: Food, Family, Farming” opening Sept. 18 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery. Curated by the Madden Library’s…
NFU Praises FAA for Addressing Challenges and Promises Offered By Drones
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today praised the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its efforts to address the challenges and promises offered by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or…