…of how investing in strong local and regional food systems – including farmers markets, food hubs, and other local food outlets – can revitalize rural and urban economies across the…
New Leader for Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
…making great progress on such global issues.” Sorooshian is also director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine. His…
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…Food and Agriculture, conducts an annual grape acreage survey. The 2015 Grape Acreage Report, published in April, summarized the latest survey results. At the request of the raisin industry, an…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…of USDA’s Medium page, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development (#USDARD) has invested $11 billion to start or expand 103,000 rural…
People’s Garden
Urban Wood Planks, Planters and the VanRose Benches The concept of the People’s Garden is generally one that’s tended by volunteers and a lot of the food from it donated…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…and fishery systems at local, national, and global scales. It will also alter the stability of food supplies and create new food security challenges for the United States as the…
Increased ACP Activity in Central Valley
Tulare County saw an increase in Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) activity with several trap detections and one location raised some concerns with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Tulare…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…plan for water shortages. DWR will work with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in seeking public input on the updated standards, with a public draft made available by…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
USDA, DOE Partner to Invest $10 Million in Green Energy Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Department of Energy (DOE)…
White House Asked to Challenge WHO Proposal Discouraging Dairy for Children up to Age 3
…the recommendations of respected national and global health organizations that endorse milk for its nutritional value. Dairy foods are doctor-recommended, but the bureaucrats at the WHO are about to overturn…
Funding to Relieve Veterinarian Shortages
…food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates,…
Agri View: Pollinator Extinction
…Supply by Merrit Kennedy, NPR writer A major global assessment of pollinators is raising concerns about the future of the planet’s food supply. A U.N.-sponsored report drawing on about 3,000…
People’s Gardens Across Government
…demonstrating how strong local and regional food systems can help support both rural and urban communities. (See the recently-revamped Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food website to learn about other…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…7,513 jobs since 2007, according to researchers with the University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences. After conducting his own research on the viability of growing olives in…