Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through…
NCBA Urges Secretaries to Reject Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Flawed Recommendations
…welcomes an evidence-based discussion on the significant achievements of the overall environmental and social footprint of the beef industry,” said Ellis. “Our producers have a great story to tell on…
Cricket: It’s What’s For Dinner
It’s been a refrain for years now: Cows, the most popular livestock in the U.S., need far too many natural resources (water, food, land) to produce each pound of edible…
1,500 Students To Learn about Ag at Annual AgVentures! Day
…Tulare. Presentations will be aimed at teaching students about agriculture, safety and nutrition. Hands-on activities will encourage students to meaningfully engage with local food producers and learn more about Tulare…
Other States Watching California Dairies’ Marketing Order Push
…it may make sense to include the state in the federal milk market order. However, Kind wants to make sure that upper Midwest dairy producers are protected. California is top…
Avian Flu Outbreak Requires Vigilance In California
…those risks in mind, veterinarians and poultry producers in California continue to be on high alert for the disease by employing monitoring and testing procedures. Because this virus does not…
USDA Announces Grants to Enable More Farmers Markets to Serve Low-Income Families
…our nation’s farmers and producers. “We have seen an unprecedented growth in the number of farmers markets accepting SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in the past six years,” said…
2015 Cantaloupe Crop a Welcomed Sight
So far the 2015 cantaloupe season has been near perfect, and that’s exactly what producers needed after the challenges they saw last year. 2015 Cantaloupe Crop a Welcomed Sight The…
USDA Announces $235 Million Available for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships
…program helps USDA build on already-record enrollment in conservation programs, with over 500,000 producers participating to protect land and water on over 400 million acres nationwide. “This is a new,…
Importance of Knowing Your Soil
Producers were reminded at a recent avocado seminar series about the importance of knowing your soil, especially in the hilly areas on the central coast and southern California. Knowing Your…
A Day in Marin: Farmers Share a Passion for a Place Called California
…so much more – he manages a restaurant and retail outlets, he handles the shipping and marketing, and he painstakingly sources an impressive array of livestock and poultry, all raised…
More Areas Considering County-Wide Psyllid Quarantines
…quarantine if another ACP find pops up in the southern area. Settevendemie says that may alleviate some issues if the commercial producers would be included in a new spot-quarantine area….
Technology Opening Markets for Small Farms
Opening markets for small- to medium-sized producers is a trend fueled by the local food push, and online food hubs are one way technology is chipping in. eHarvestHub is one…
Ordinance Brings New Wine Production to Southern California
…by just selling their product at farmers markets. Area growers pushed for the ordinance to allow producers to have tastings on their property and Anderson says the bureau has seen…