The 2017 California Small Farm Conference was held on October 29 and 30 at the Robert Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton. The two-day event was an opportunity for farmers’ market…
USDA Aims to Improve Food and Nutrition Education for Low-Income Communities
…Liberty`s Kitchen Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, $33,890 Columbia Center For Urban Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri, $35,000 United Way of the Midlands, Omaha, Nebraska, $34,001 Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons, Nebraska, $35,000…
Voting Begins for 2017 FSA County Committee Elections
…For more information, visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. You may also contact your local USDA service center or FSA office. Visit http://offices.usda.gov to find an FSA office near you….
Data Integration Vital to the Farm of the Future
…West Hills College Coalinga. TERRY BRASE REVIEWS DATA ACQUISITION WITH VERIS MACHINE Director of the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State Dr. David Zoldoske provided an introduction for the…
Agri View: Cattle Rustling or Cruelty
…in today’s Agri View. Is this cattle rustling or cruelty to animals? Cattle Rustling or Cruelty Image credit: Cattle Rustling 101/NC Cooperative Extension-NC University/Wilkes County Center – NC State University…
Register for the Latino Farmer Conference
Registration is open for the Third Annual “Growing Together” Latino Farmer Conference happening Tuesday, November 7th at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. The National Center for Appropriate Technology along…
Watching Out for Black-Hearted Pomegranates
…looking fruit with a heart of darkness in the center.” Research on the cause of the disease has shown the main pathogens for black heart are Alternaria alternata and other…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…cutting some red tape to allow people to get to work immediately,” said Curtis Tarver, NRCS California acting state conservationist. “We encourage producers to visit their local USDA service center…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…Strategic Drop Services, Jonesboro, Arkansas, $25,000 University of California, Davis, California, $500,000 University of California, Davis, California, $25,000 USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, California, $500,000 Purdue University, West Lafayette,…
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
…improvements made to water delivery systems will assist in bringing surface water to farming operations that rely completely on groundwater for irrigation, easing demands on local water basins that have…
Still Time to Register for California Avocado Society’s Annual Meeting
…followed by a day of speakers on Saturday. Check-in for the field tours will begin at Noon on Friday at the Hansen Agricultural Center. Attendees will then be provided with…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…growing demand for food, fuel, and fiber. The grants are funded through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Technology is front and center…
CDFA Secretary Applauds Wildfire Relief Efforts
…affected sectors. Secretary Ross described how substantial the capacity for damage is, “when you think about all of those vineyards as permanent structures and the irrigation infrastructure, let alone the…
State Board Sticks to Flow Regime on Sacramento River
…agreements to help achieve its objectives, an approach farm groups and irrigation districts favor. The state water board, which allocates surface-water rights and is responsible for protecting water quality, has…