…for the 2015 event is “California Agriculture: Breaking new Ground.” A focus will be the importance of soil health to our food supply and all of agriculture. Ag Day is…
Special Training for Safe Food
…budget – fast – casual. But food safety is probably the farthest thing on your mind. And – the people who are handling your meal. Special Training for Safe Food…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
…this edition of USDA Week In Review, healthy eating at schools, organic egg farming, and food prices rising a bit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fsa.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Grocery Price Forecast for 2015
Last year, we saw our food prices rise – in This Land of Ours – by about 2-percent overall. Will we pay more at the Grocery Store this year? Cathy…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
…USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service administers America’s nutrition assistance programs including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
…founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad,…
Sending farmers to Mars
…there will be geologists, astronomers, chemists and engineers, but the first job for each and every one of them will be farmer. They will need to grow their own food…
Gray Proposes Laws to Alleviate Effects of Drought in Valley, Statewide
…has drained the state’s normally robust supply of groundwater. AB 1243 helps local governments and water districts pay to construct systems to put water back into the ground. “We need…
State Water Project Deliveries Increased Slightly
…SWP allocation amounts to enough water to meet the needs of approximately 408,000 households for a year. DWR officials are confident they can supply the additional water thanks to runoff…
Fast Tips for Slow Cookers
Cathy Isom has some fast food advice for your slow cooker. Fast Food Tips 4 Slow Cooker…
California Ag Day is Coming! Mark Your Calendars!
…and understanding of the importance of soil for food security and essential ecosystem functions.” Ag Day goes on rain or shine, and California’s soil is thirsty – so if it…
Zero Allocations…Again
…Delta. “His statement that real data is not fool-proof and he would exercise his judgment runs parallel to the federal policy which is unacceptable but consistent, that producing food is…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…safe, wholesome, affordable food supply for consumers throughout the United States and abroad. “Regulatory restrictions have negatively impacted water availability. Though Mother Nature has been dry, rain and snow have…
CFBF Leader on Water Shortage, CVP Zero Allocation
…food production for people. “In a year like this, when every drop of water is more precious than ever, we must improve our ability to store storm flows when we…