The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will host a drought forum on Tuesday, May 5th at the Fresno County Fairgrounds. Members of the public, farmers and ranchers, as…
Western View: Phenomenon in the Pacific
…due to a lack of food sources. Unfortunately there’s no historical data around that we can use to understand this phenomenon, which makes it very hard to know what to…
FoodKeeper App
…explains how this new handy smart tool to help consumers stop tossing food before its time is right at our fingertips. Foodkeeper app Learn more about the USDA FoodKeeper app….
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…supplies endangers food production and other essential human systems. Heavy demands on the world’s surface waters have resulted in serious shortages in some 80 countries, containing 40 percent of the…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected in Hollister
The San Benito County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture have begun an extensive survey and treatment…
False Huanglongbing Report in Central Valley
…in Tulare County has been tested for Huanglongbing by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, using the PCR testing method approved by the USDA and recognized internationally – the…
APHIS Completes Learning Modules on the Pest Permitting Process
…the permitting policies, processes and procedures related to the importation of organisms used to control invertebrate plant pests, plant pathogens and noxious weeds. Miscellaneous Permitting Module: Pet Food, Mollusks, and…
Making ‘Friends of Farming’
The local-food push and the growing popularity of small farm venues has triggered a county farm bureau to create a new education program. Making ‘Friends of Farming’ San Diego County…
Citrus Industry This Week: Land Prices and Trends; Steam Thermotherapy
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes details on citrus land values throughout Florida and an update on steam use in the grove for treating HLB. Want to learn…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
…and nutritious food! Despite all the fear-mongering that seems to go on, we don’t poison our food because we eat it too, we don’t abuse our animals, and we are…
Food Grade Bins From Food Waste
Shipping your food product in bins created from your food waste was the subject of a poster presented at the Blue Valley Tech Water Conference last month in Clovis. Food…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…25th annual meeting in Visalia there were three reasons for the lowest total cotton acres planted since the 1920s. “Water, prices and competing crops are the reasons cotton planting is…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review April 10
…edition of USDA Week In Review, better cherry blossoms, an app to fight food waste, and fishing for energy savings. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.ars.usda.gov www.fsis.usda.gov www.rd.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…continue to need more food and farm products, and what California farms do for the nation and world can’t be easily replaced or duplicated. For example, dozens of foods taken…