…“is primarily due to changes in land use, intensive agricultural practices and pesticide use, alien invasion species, diseases and pest, and climate change,” says IPBES Vice Chair Robert Watson. Read…
People’s Gardens Across Government
…can more effectively exchange ideas about how to engage thousands of employees and improve employee health and wellness in the workplace. For 21 years my agency, the Agricultural Marketing Service,…
NPPC Capital Update
…two weeks after USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) decided that, based on its review of the value of four trademarks the National Pork Board purchased from NPPC, it would continue…
Veteran’s Vision
…to farming for our veterans and service-members is much needed. Soldier Agricultural Vocational Education, or S.A.V.E farm, will bridge the gap providing a home-like training center where they can learn…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…7,513 jobs since 2007, according to researchers with the University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences. After conducting his own research on the viability of growing olives in…
Conservation Reserve Program Results
…approved grasses or trees (known as “covers”) to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat on marginally productive agricultural lands. In return, FSA provides participants with rental…
Proposed ACP Quarantine Changes
…about the issue in Tulare and Ventura Counties. The Tulare County meetings are taking place this week at the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. The Ventura County meeting will be…
Two Sides of TPP
…of TPP – listen to the full audio report here. While in Washington D.C. April 27, I spoke with a member of one such group. The United Stealworkers Union was…
Public Service Recognition Week
…here as well, though they may not fit our assumptions about what an agricultural department does. Specialists and technicians in our Division of Measurement Standards, for example, are renowned for…
Fighting Drought With Soil
A team of University of California scientists recently received a $1.69 million grant to use several UC agricultural research stations to study an often overlooked tool to fight the drought:…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…country. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and seeks to make transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science,…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…activity book, which insert the teaching of agriculture — specifically almonds — into the classroom. “California is the number one agricultural-producing state, with 80% of the world’s almonds grown here,”…
Habitat for Wildlife and Pollinators
…decades, in part because of milkweed lost to agriculture, development and other causes. This is why NRCS is working with agricultural producers in 10 states to plant milkweed and other…
PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Markets Opening for Summer
…honey, eggs, herbs and other items from a variety of local producers. “As one of the best agricultural regions in California, Placer County is the perfect place to embrace a…