…its people and its environment.” The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 57,000 members statewide and as part of a…
Available Funding and Changes to USDA’s Biorefinery and Biobased Product Program
…Service Administrator Lillian Salerno today hosted a seminar at USDA headquarters to discuss changes to the program and the opportunities available to produce more biobased products. Two funding cycles are…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…on the farm from the 100,000 gallons of manure it produces each day, which in turn will save hundreds of millions of gallons of water. This is the eighth dairy…
Second Tree Tests Positive for HLB in San Gabriel
Huanglongbing on oranges. Photo courtesy of USDA. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed a second tree has tested positive for the citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) in…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 16
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…
New Learning Tools for Children
Kids learning to grow food The American Farm Bureau Foundation for agriculture has launched a program teaching children about where their food comes from. Cathy Isom explains it. Food Farm…
Farm Bill and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Workshops
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) have partnered to offer free informational workshops regarding the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program…
Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands
…are enrolled in SAFE. To learn more about participating in CRP-Grasslands or SAFE, visitwww.fsa.usda.gov/crp or consult with the local Farm Service Agency county office. To locate a nearby Farm Service…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for July 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…
Tulare County Farm Bureau to Host Tree Nut Harvest Safety Seminar, July 22
Tulare County Farm Bureau, in partnership with Kings County Farm Bureau and the State Compensation Insurance fund, will host a nut harvest safety seminar training on Wednesday, July 22, 2015…
High Navel Orangeworm Pressure
Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer says almond producers in the northern part of the state are seeing early navel orangeworm activity. Niederholzer says this is likely because of the…
Stallman Announces Departure in January
…the nation’s Farm Bureau members and represent agriculture and rural America,” Stallman said. “After 16 years as AFBF president, six as Texas Farm Bureau president and several more in other…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
…help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. For more information, visit a local Farm Service Agency office. To find your local office, visit http://offices.usda.gov….
Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 2-8 National Farmers Market Week
…farmers markets, the farmers and ranchers who make them possible and the communities that host them. “National Farmers Market Week is a great opportunity for farmers markets across the country…