…organic standards for agricultural products. However, the program’s enforcement authority does not extend to certain types of non-food or non-agricultural products. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…replicated or scaled, demonstrate a track record of designing and implementing successful nutrition incentive programs to connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers, provide locally or regionally produced fruits and vegetables,…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…apply for loans of up to $100,000 from USDA-approved lenders to purchase farmland or finance agricultural operations. “Over the past seven years, we have been transforming our loan programs at…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…in the Classroom for her #FindYourFavoriteFridays project. She was named the organization’s 2015 Outstanding Educator of the Year for her commitment to agricultural education. This past September, she was invited…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…Almond Board: For the past two years, Almond Board of California (ABC), through a partnership with Sacramento-based agricultural and environmental consulting firm Land IQ, has been developing a spatial database…
NCGA: Scholarship Opportunities to Young Farmers
…agricultural leaders and help them understand the importance of active participation in commodity associations,” said NCGA Director of Public Policy Zach Kinne, who served as FFA National President in 2007-2008….
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule on the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), the nation’s premier conservation easement program that helps landowners protect working agricultural lands…
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up…
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced plans to establish a Joint Organic Compliance Committee to enhance cooperation and ensure the integrity of organic products traded…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…by Randy Fondse of G&F Agricultural Services of Ripon, which handled the chipping and spreading work for farm owner Louie Tallerico. “We’ve been delivering the wood chips to biomass plants…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
…the heartland of California, straight up the middle of the Central Valley all the way up to the rice fields north of Sacramento. It’s 424 miles of agricultural heaven, from…
CA’s Ross Possible Clinton Ag Secretary
…Food and Agriculture on January 12, 2011, by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Secretary Ross has deep leadership experience in agricultural issues nationally, internationally, and here in California. Prior to…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…eating options, choosing which agricultural and environmental model they favor. The broad pledge started with the relationships the company has forged with its dairy farmers. Dannon began to evolve its…
New Cuba Regulations Include Farm Equipment
…possible for exporters to directly finance shipments of tractors, pesticides and other goods used in agriculture, avoiding cash in advance requirements that apply to transactions for agricultural commodities. The National…