…carrots, melons, potatoes and more were distributed last year through the California Association of Food Banks’ network of 6,000 charities, food pantries and soup kitchens. The California Association of Food…
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
USDA Seeks Feedback from California and Nevada Growers About 2016 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, Values During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct…
Klamath Water Allocation Brings Relief For Farmers
…White, executive director for the Klamath Water Users Association, who described previous water shortages as “extremely burdensome.” The federal forecast that determines the water allocation for the Klamath Water Project…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…allocations “don’t have black-and-white implications” for tomato farmers, according to Mike Montna of the California Tomato Growers Association, who predicted plantings of processing tomatoes will decline 14 percent. A lot…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…to support research and extension efforts to mitigate pest issues and increase crop protection practices for the agricultural community. This funding is made through the Crop Protection and Pest Management…
Theft Reported While Industry Trained
…investigation. Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) with help from American Pistachio Growers held a tree nut theft training seminar last week. Organizers say the training workshop came to fruition after…
Johnsongrass Research Might Benefit Sorghum
Courtesy: UC ANR Johnsongrass research looking to find better management of the problematic grass might give researchers some insights into sorghum as well. Johnsongrass Research Might Benefit Sorghum Kearney Agricultural…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…to be successful,” said Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack. “By supporting projects that offer tailored training, education, and technical assistance for producers and processors of local food, these grants will benefit…
Teens Snacks
…American Public Health Association, and The American Society Nutrition. She serves on the Research Group for the American Dietetic Association. Project Summary (from Dr. Gustafson) The objective of this project…
FSA Reaching Farmers and Ranchers
…net against the common risks every agricultural producer faces. FSA Administrator Val Dolcini talks to Latrice Hill in this episode of Fence Post Studio. Latrice directs FSA’s outreach efforts that…
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…troublesome agricultural weeds in the world. “Johnsongrass is a huge problem,” said Jeff Dahlberg, UC Cooperative Extension sorghum specialist and director of the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
CA Grape Acreage Report
…of the complete report. The California Department of Food and Agriculture partners with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Pacific Regional Office to conduct an annual acreage survey of…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…attention today and others that would benefit from additional changes in the next Farm Bill. Specifically, he mentioned the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, Price Loss Coverage program, Dairy Margin Protection…
Pacific Region Livestock Review
The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the Pacific Region Livestock Review. Following is excerpts from the report. California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on…