…do not receive a ballot may contact Maria Stobbe by mail at USDA, AMS, 2202 Monterey Street, Suite 102B, Fresno, CA 93721-3129; e-mail at Maria.Stobbe@ams.usda.gov, phone at (559) 487-5901 or…
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
…preparing and serving healthier meals easier and more efficient for hardworking school food service professionals. In November 2013, USDA issued an additional $5 million through the Farm to School grant…
Speaker Series to Celebrate UCCE 100th Anniversary
…It was established by an act of Congress in 1914 to help farmers, homemakers, and youth incorporate the latest university research into their lives. A century later, UC Cooperative Extension…
Bison Industry Survey
USDA and bison producers are conducting a special first ever survey to learn more about different aspects of the industry. Rod Bain has more. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Farm Bill highlights of 2013
The two year farm bill saga will now continue into the New Year. Gary Crawford hits the highlights of what happened in 2013. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Broiler Forecast for 2014
For the past few days we’ve been looking at the 2014 USDA forecasts for the beef, pork, and dairy industries. With 2013 over, we have one more sector to look…
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
…Conservation Service; Navdeep Dhillon, USDA Farm Service Agency; Randy Fiorini, Delta Stewardship Council and Thad Bettner, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District. “We are sounding the alarm on behalf of the agricultural industry,”…
USDA Addresses Threat To Citrus Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to control a disease threatening the nation’s citrus industry. For more information: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/citrus_greening/index.shtml http://www.ars.usda.gov/citrusgreening/ http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/citrus-greening/…
CFBF Awards
The California Farm Bureau Federation handed out awards recognizing achievement and excellence by young agriculturalists at its recent annual meeting. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
San Joaquin College of Law to Host Agroterrorism Preparedness Program
…Joaquin College of Law would also like to thank the Fresno County Farm Bureau, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Wanger Jones & Helsley, Nisei Farmers League and Granville Homes for their…
Farm Academy Admissions Open
The California Farm Academy is taking applications for new students. The California Farm Academy is a training program and farm business incubator at the Center for Land-Based Learning. Applications are…
U.S. Cattle Herd Shrinking
The U.S. cattle herd is still shrinking and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report is one symptom of that shrinkage. Gary Crawford has more. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Cattle Feedlot Inventories Approaching Record Lows
The U.S. cattle herd is still shrinking and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report is one symptom of that shrinkage. USDA’s Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam reporting. Click to Open…
Ag Exports and Farm Bill
USDA and export experts are stressing the need for a new farm bill in order to continue with record agricultural exports. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…