…cleaned of leaves and stems prior to moving out of the quarantine area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures which are designed…
Cultivate California Program Debuts with Website and Social Media
…and ranchers who generate locally grown food and farm products. The program encourages individual Californians to consider the importance of the state’s agricultural production through the food they eat. Cultivate…
Bumblebee Intelligence
…between artificial flowers that contain food and others that don’t. Roles within a bee colony are tightly regulated with sterile female bees, known as worker bees, performing the labor within…
Andy Grammer Teams with Feeding America
…Grateful To Give Back Tour in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, December 9th at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank followed by a stop at the Atlanta Community Food Bank…
Agri View: Smart Phones
…their efforts to promote sustainable land-use practices and world food security. This past April, they released the first two of a suite of mobile phone apps that, once all are…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
…dairy-based food products for consumers, food service professionals and food manufacturers. “Land O’Lakes is committed to a strong, empowered next generation, and we are pleased to strengthen our partnership with…
FDA Requests Comments on Use of the Term “Natural” on Food Labeling
…information: Federal Register Notice: Use of the Term “Natural” in the Labeling of Human Food Products; Request for Information and Comments; Extension of the Comment Period. “Natural” on Food Labeling…
Fog Compensates for Low Elevation
…are widely grown in the arid rainfed areas of Tunisia. However, pistachio production is still low with important variation between years. This study investigated the responses of pistachio trees to…
Goat Meat for the Holidays
…goats are seldom if ever raised using intensive and medicated methods. Similar to deer, goats thrive on brush; they browse, turning foods humans cannot digest into valuable protein from meat…
Look for California Ag in Rose Parade
…have an opportunity to join our colleagues from California Grown as they certify that a select number of floats are comprised of at least 85 percent flowers and plants grown…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
…California, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) initiated an extensive monitoring program to track the distribution of the insect and disease. This program involves CDFA and other personnel…
A GMO Food Labeling Discussion Coming Soon
The Agriculture Secretary plans to bring stakeholders in the genetically engineered food labeling debate to the table in an effort to reach common ground on the issue. A GMO Food…
“Say Cheese!” Growing California Video Series
“Say Cheese!” is a profile of the Fiscalini Cheese Company of Modesto, California. This is the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown. The…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…food businesses and infrastructure projects. As a result of our support, the market for local food has grown to an estimated $11.7 billion in 2014 from $5 billion in 2008….