Encourages Industry to use “Best if Used By” on Product Labels The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued updated information on food product labeling,…
Trump Ag Advisors Scoff at Heitkamp Talk
US Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D) North Dakota Agriculture advisers for President-Elect Donald Trump don’t want North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp as Agriculture Secretary. While Heitkamp has sided with agriculture…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is allocating $57,762,405 from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill…
Heitkamp Topping Trump Ag Secretary List
US Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D) North Dakota U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat, tops President-elect Donald Trump’s list to be the next Agriculture Secretary. The question remains, however,…
USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access
Final Rule Balances Concerns Raised by Retailers While Still Improving Access to Healthy Food Choices for SNAP Participants U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced final changes to…
Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
…committees. Board and committee members serve without compensation. The board is responsible for establishing policy, recommending budgets and programs to the secretary of agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results…
Ross Updates Almond Industry on Focus
California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross updated the almond industry on the governor’s agriculture projects and focus moving into next year. Ross said fiscal stability and climate change continue to be…
Conservation Opportunities to Improve Water Quality
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer farmers and ranchers more opportunities to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The announcement includes…
Improving Water Quality in High-Priority Watersheds
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $33 million in 197 high-priority watersheds across the country to help landowners improve water quality through the Natural Resources Conservation…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
The Season of Giving by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross & Bryce Lundberg, Lundberg Family Farms and member of the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture Over the years more…
National Honey Board Members and Alternates Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed four members and five alternate members to serve on the National Honey Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017, and ending…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…to you! It may be just one day, but it holds bright promise for many happy and productive tomorrows. This video from California Ag Day in 2015 features CDFA Secretary…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness. The Almond Board is funded by an annual assessment on the marketable kernel weight of almonds. The Almond Board…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during…