…Vilsack and Risk Management Agency Administrator Brandon Willis comments on the premiums. How will premiums affect farmers? With the APH Yield Exclusion, Vilsack discusses those affected by drought? Farmers affected…
Schedule Set for 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Workshops
…requests that attendees register in advance. To reserve a seat, individuals planning to attend should email grants@cdfa.ca.gov with their contact information, number of seats required, and workshop location. Further details…
Growing California Video Series: Acres of Ambition
The next segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Acres of Ambition,” a profile of a program in Salinas training farmworkers to become farmers….
CDFA Awards $3.6 Million to Assist Farmers with Drought Through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is part of emergency drought Legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this year by Governor Brown…
California to Host Listening Session on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
…Commissioner for Foods & Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The listening session is sponsored by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), California Citrus Mutual (CCM), California Farm Bureau…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 17
…In Review, designating the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument, celebrating National School Lunch week and recognizing National Disability Month. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us/ www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fns.usda.gov/…
Almond Board Announces Bee Management Practices
…[1] Ferris Jabr, “The Mind-Boggling Math of Migratory Beekeeping,” Scientific American , August 20 2013 – http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/migratory-beekeeping-mind-boggling-math/ 2 USDA Report on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health http://www.usda.gov/documents/ReportHoneyBeeHealth.pdf…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…Our Certified Farmers’ Market program helps with access through the mere presence of farmers’ markets. As the number of markets statewide continues to grow, they make valued contributions to their…
Family Farmers Do More Than Feed the World
…not always fully appreciated and recognized for their capacity to address these challenges, I believe the role that agriculture and family farmers can play is significant. At its simplest: addressing…
Dairy Margin Protection Program Signup
…sign up for the program through 2018, but the catastrophic coverage level at $4 only costs $100. Each year following, farmers can decide the level of coverage for their operation….
Farmers Deciding on Farm Bill Programs
The nation’s farmers are looking at their options of farm bill programs, and many are deciding whether to choose the Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs. Sabrina Hill…
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
…steps it is taking to help farmers manage their herbicide resistant weed problems in a more holistic and sustainable way: USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will offer financial assistance…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
Curly Top Virus-pepper(Courtesy cdfa.gov) The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) has been preparing for the fall treatment campaign which should start mid-October. Fallow fields continue to be monitored…
Farm-to-School – Northern California elementary school students to visit White House Garden
…also working with Pittsburg and surrounding school districts to directly connect them with nearby farmers to provide local food. “I am so pleased that the White House has recognized the…