Be careful of food choices for pets The Western View: Thanksgiving and Pets With all the great food on Thanksgiving, WebMD reminds us that our pets can’t always eat…
Agri View: Plastic Farming
What is it that is helping farmers produce bigger and better crops, save money on fertilizer and pesticides? It is also creating a huge environmental problem. Everett Griner talks about…
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Comes to a Close
…useful for those who could not attend. You can view hearing transcripts and exhibits at California Hearing Page as soon as they are available. Deadlines for submission of transcript corrections…
Food Brings Us Together All Year – But Thanksgiving is Special
What stands out as the highlight of this day for me, though isn’t the food itself so much as the sharing of it. The people around our tables – friends…
Including Small Water Agencies in Management
…agency is specified for a basin, guidelines for high- and medium-priority basins, and participation of mutual water companies in a groundwater sustainability agency. This easy to read version of the…
Forming Local Water Management Proving Difficult
…Board intervention if no responsible agency is specified for a basin, guidelines for high- and medium-priority basins, and participation of mutual water companies in a groundwater sustainability agency. This easy…
Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp
…when it comes to ag. Maybe it’s because women are the ones who are more in charge of food when it comes to our homes. Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…purchasing power, and that’s what dramatically enhances the demand for our food. We will in the future benefit significantly from increased access to those markets. We have long had aspirations…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…and non-profit organizations in their efforts to increase local foods served through child nutrition programs; teach children about food and agriculture through garden and classroom education; and develop schools’ and…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
SACRAMENTO, November 20, 2015 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications today, November 20, 2015, for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)….
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
…preventing conversion of productive working lands to non-agricultural uses, they also support environmental quality, wildlife habitat, historic preservation and protection of open spaces. Native American Tribes, state and local governments…
Register Today for HLB Early Detection Technology Summit
…1 at 9 a.m. The Summit will include presentations from the lead researchers working on early detection technologies, and a panel discussion featuring California Department of Food and Agriculture and…
U.S. EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Research Impact of Drought on Water Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $1 million grant to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) to conduct research on the effects of drought and extreme weather on…
Public Water Conversation in Central Valley
…of Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross and a panel of water managers, growers and environmental activists. Permanent Crops Trend Ross headlined the event with a one-on-one conversation with LA Times writer…
