Washington, D.C. (NCC) –The poultry industry has long recognized the importance of establishing collaborative relationships to promote employee health and safety practices and to develop programs to enhance poultry workplaces….
Upcoming Alfalfa and Forage Field Day at KARE
…and Extension Center in Parlier. The half-day event will feature forage research demonstrations and educational presentations in the field and in the classroom. The field day itself has a long…
Making Headway on Implementation of Farm Programs
…programs and specifically making an election between the ARC and PLC programs for the 2019-2020 crop years,” said Langley. “That process is expected to begin in early September and continue…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-28-19
…MFP and Farm Bill programs and Western Growers’ response to the trade deal with Japan. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal…
First Annual California Food Expo Less Than Two Weeks Away
…educational sessions that will range from topics from sustainability to E-commerce to Instagram and really how to build your brand,” said California Food Expo Manager Amy Fuentes. “The next morning,…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
…making these estimates. We listened to feedback from farmers on last year’s programs and incorporated many of those suggestions into today’s programs. While no formula can be perfect in addressing…
Using the California Agritourism Website from UC ANR
…useful agritourism resources created by other universities and organizations. For many years UC ANR has worked with the agriculture industry to further develop agritourism opportunities, through programs and resources coordinated…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…Bill Northey said. “We know these are challenging times for farmers, and we have worked to improve flexibility of our programs to assist producers prevented from planting.” Cover Crops USDA…
Plan to Use Farm Bill Funding to Support Animal Disease Prevention and Management
…new programs: the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank (vaccine bank) and the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP). It also expands funding opportunities for the existing…
Gene Editing in Organic Production?
A recent House Agriculture Subcommittee meeting appears to have shed light on the possibility of allowing gene editing in organic production. USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Greg Ibach…
Trade, Consumer Demand, Impending Corn Crop Among Critical Issues for U.S. Cattle Industry
…Summer Business Meeting gives industry leaders a chance to meet and discuss the direction of programs for 2020. Beef Checkoff committees made up of members of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board…
Almond Matters: Working Toward Better Dust Control
…Decisions on replacing equipment can also be heavily influenced by cost. Bayer highlighted two different programs that are available to assist with the cost of replacing older equipment with more…
Preparing for the Next Phase of the Produce Safety Rule
…Produce Safety Rule (PSR). The educational letters will be accompanied by a questionnaire that will need to be returned to CDFA no later than August 31. The questionnaire will assist…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…$11 per head based on inventory between April 1-May 15, 2019. The USDA also announced it will make pork purchases of $208 million to support its programs for the food…