The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on new program priorities being developed for the 2016 Special Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Through a two-phase…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…work ahead. We are proud to be a force for truth for American agriculture.” AAW has been sponsored by some of the nation’s leading food and agribusiness organization, including: McCain…
CDFA Seeks Public Comments On New Program Priorities
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on new program priorities being developed for the 2016 Special Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Through a two-phase…
Household Food Security in the U.S. – Part 1
In the first of her series on food security Cathy Isom tells us what a recent study is revealing about household food security. Food Security-Part 1…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
We will soon be able to fully assess how the federal Food Safety Modernization Act might impact California agriculture — but the signs so far point to a sizable regulatory…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…food and prevent disease triggered by habitat overcrowding. Winter-flooded rice and corn fields can provide more than 50 percent of the food migrating waterfowl need, experts said. Stakeholder discussions with…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…canned meat and seafood. “With state and federal policy emphasis on increasing fresh food in our diets, the bill is a real benefit to food banks and farmers,” Gamper said….
Salad and Veggies – Part 2
In the second part of her series, Cathy Isom tells us about the items you already have in your kitchen to help keep your food from making you sick. Safe…
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Begins Next Week
…Food and Agriculture, a Tentative Hearing Schedule and hearing Q&A. The Proposals, Notice of Hearing, Press Release and Preliminary Economic Analysis are also available at the link above. The USDA…
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…Val Dolcini. “Over the past several years, wildfires have increased in severity, intensity and cost as the fire season has grown longer, and drought and increased temperatures contribute to dangerous…
NCF Accepting Applications for Beef Industry Scholarship
…careers in the beef industry. “The CME Beef Industry Scholarship enables us to invest in the next generation of our nation’s food producers, while helping them understand the importance of…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…owned and operated by a cooperative of French farmers who continue to grow the company’s interests in seed production for all kinds of crops grown around the world. ry itself….
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…during the height of the outbreak, said Paul Cahill, president of Farm Fresh Foods, an egg supplier in Santa Ana, that he found himself scrambling to find enough Proposition 2-compliant…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…the years, the area still produces about 20 percent of all the pears grown in the state and ships about 25 percent of all fresh shipments. “Our industry is very…