…on rural entrepreneurs working on food and agriculture businesses. Competitors must have an idea for a business that is related to food and agriculture. Businesses related to food and agriculture…
USDA Has Many Programs to Help Biofuels Industry
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the new program to get more gas stations to sell higher ethanol blends of gas is only one part of a comprehensive effort to…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review May 29
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, celebrating rural electrification, saving farmers a…
Processing Tomato Report
…League of Food Processors, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The May contracted acreage of 295,000 is 5 percent below the January intentions forecast and 2…
Agri View: Farm History
old threshing machine Everett Griner talks about American know-how, agriculture’s destiny in today’s Agri View. Farm History…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s third quarter Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade. “The strong pace of…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…Agriculture, uses “male attractant” technique as the mainstay of its eradication effort for this invasive species. This approach has successfully eliminated dozens of fruit fly infestations from California. Trained workers…
Drone Demonstration at Elementary School
…drone technology to the Red Bank Elementary Gate class in Clovis. Instructor Robin Hillman has been teaching her gate students all year about the many different aspects of California agriculture….
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
…a flawed rule would come from a flawed process. Not only did the EPA write the proposal expanding the reach of the Clean Water Act without input from agriculture, the…
USDA Seeks Input from Growers About 2015 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, and Values
During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey. The…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Producers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. “These grants will…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review May 22
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, jobs for grads in ag, addressing…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Statement on Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement regarding Senate passage of Trade Promotion Authority legislation: “Today the Senate helped move America closer to securing responsible agreements that…
USDA Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers to file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form (AD-1026) with their local USDA Service Center by June 1,…