…new markets for exports is critical for farmers and rural communities. Agricultural exports provide 20 percent of farm income and support more than 1 million jobs, many of them in…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…to school also provides a significant and reliable market for local farmers and ranchers.” USDA’s Farm to School Grants fund school districts, state and local agencies, tribal nations, agricultural producers,…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
…An estimated $16 million will be available for competitive grant funding to provide financial assistance to implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water at California agricultural operations….
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The funding is provided through…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
…support will enable us to build on lessons from the current drought that can make California and other western states more resilient in a changing climate,” said Ellen Hanak, Director…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
New NRCS handbook to support conservation on organic farms From NRCS: By Ben Bowell and Lindsay Haines A new Handbook supports NRCS conservation planners and other agricultural professionals as they…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…U.S. agricultural products. In 2014, Japan ranked as our fifth largest market (behind China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union) accounting for over $13 billion in U.S. agricultural exports. With…
AgNet Media’s Hill Elected NAFB Western Region VP
Sabrina Hill AgNet West’s very own farm news director, Sabrina Hill was elected by her peers to be vice president of the western region of the National Association of Farm…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
…12 p.m. EST / 9 a.m. PST About Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Produce Marketing Association is the leading trade association representing companies from every segment of the global produce…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…Prior to the 2001 outbreak, the UK had gone 34 years without an outbreak.” “With an increasingly global agricultural economy, the U.S. should remain vigilant and adequately weigh the risks…
The Sweetest Season is Now in Session in Placer County
…the family to enjoy, and proceeds benefit the scholarship fund of the Newcastle Area Business Association.” Following Thanksgiving weekend, the season’s kick-off continues with Orchard Days, a Mountain Mandarin Growers’…
Cattlemen Urge Congress to Address Expired Tax Extenders Legislation
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association along with the Public Lands Council and 37 additional agriculture groups sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to take up legislation…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
…about the rules and their implementation requirements via two free webinars. Each of the 90-minute webinars are hosted by PMA and United Fresh Produce Association, in partnership with regional produce…
Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
Student broadcaster Corryn La Rue, from the San Luis Obispo area, joined us at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention. There, she talked with registered dietitian Nikki Putnam…