…access for high quality U.S. food and agricultural products to 127 million Japanese consumers. In the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, Japan has committed to provide substantial market access to American food…
CDFA’s New ‘One-Stop-Shop” Farmer Resource Portal
SACRAMENTO (CDFA-September 23, 2019) — The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is pleased to announce the availability of the new Farmer Resource Portal designed to assist farmers and…
Dealing with Maggots in the Compost Pile
…get rid of them. Such as adding layers of brown, well-dried things like leaves, straw, and egg cartons. This will dry the compost out and reduce the amount of food…
Farmers, Restaurants, Chefs Urge Passage of USMCA
…we all need the USMCA to assure the continued strength of the food chain,” California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson said. “By helping California farmers and agricultural businesses, and…
Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications Open for 2020
SACRAMENTO (CDFA-September 23, 2019) — The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Each year, CDFA conducts…
Public Comment Sessions for Healthy Soils Program Begin Today
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be hosting three public stakeholder meetings to provide updates on the Healthy Soils Program and receive comments and suggestions for the next…
Best Practices for Getting Food Products into Retail Outlets
Alli Ball hosting a panel on selling food products during the 2019 California Food Expo The process to get food products onto store shelves can be lengthy and difficult, particularly…
Perdue Comments on Administrative Actions to Streamline H-2A Process
…to accept online submissions of the current Form ETA-9142A (and job orders uploaded using the current Form ETA-790, Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order) through the iCERT System until October…
California Receives Funding to Support Trade Development
California will be receiving significant funding support to help promote trade development for small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has granted $600,000 to the California Department of Food…
Former Agriculture Secretaries Announce Support for USMCA
…for United States food and agricultural products, totaling more than $39.7 billion food and agricultural exports in 2018. These exports support more than 325,000 American jobs. All food and agricultural…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…able to act on immediately, whether you’re a grower, an input provider, a food processor, or really anywhere within the food chain.” The event will feature a demonstration of a…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…of the bill wasn’t the outcome that we had anticipated, it will provide stakeholders across the board with more opportunities to continue fighting for long-term investments in clean water supply….
NPPC Welcomes New Swine Inspection System
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPPC-Sept. 17, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) finalized its New Swine Inspection System (NSIS). “We applaud the USDA for introducing a…
USDA Modernizes Swine Slaughter Inspection for the First Time in Over 50 Years
…more food safety and humane handling verification tasks to protect the food supply and animal welfare. View the final rule. Source: U. S. Department of Agriculture Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…