Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, Eric Lauritzen and the Farmworker Advisory Committee, formed with the assistance of the Center for Community Advocacy (CCA), announced a historic pesticide initiative aimed at providing…
New MyPlate Resources for Families
…a great activity for kids accompanying mom or dad on a grocery shopping trip. And when it comes to healthy eating at school, the USDA’s Team Nutrition initiative has a…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Land Trust, Providence, R.I., $596,517 Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., $595,133 Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tenn., $470,083 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, $600,000 National Immigrant Farming Initiative, El Paso, Texas,…
African leaders visit CDFA
…Mandela Washington Fellowship in July as part of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. For two of these young leaders, the trip to California also included a visit with CDFA’s…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…In Merced County, almond growers reported that the almond hull split on the Nonpareil variety began after mid-month. Pistachios were still in shell hardening and were expected to be easing…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…SALC Program is part of the California Climate Investments initiative. State agencies are investing cap-and-trade auction proceeds in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional…
Ag Looking for Tax Certainty from Candidates
…to the Estate Tax. Ag Looking for Tax Certainty from Candidates Agriculture is looking for tax certainty from whoever wins the White House. American Farm Bureau Federation tax adviser Pat…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…farmers who faced discrimination by USDA in past decades, in addition to extensive programmatic relief and $80 million in debt forgiveness and tax relief to make sure claimants could continue…
Clemson Research Could Lead to Space Farming
…as part of an initiative aimed at enabling deep space missions. The Freight Farms box, dubbed the “Leafy Green Machine,” requires about 10 gallons of water per day, which is…
Specialty Crop Research Grants
…and nursery crops including floriculture. The grants are funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Agriculture Secretary…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…Agriculture (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “America’s specialty crop farmers face many challenges ranging from a changing climate to increasing production costs. Investing in…
5th Annual Kids’ “State Dinner”
…MyState initiative, we are working to connect American families with the foods grown in their communities – raising awareness that all healthy foods and flavors have a place on MyPlate….
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…regional food show, originally developed as an economic development initiative by the City of Fresno in 2011 to spur business and innovation among Valley-based food and beverage companies. Its mission…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…with no single conservation solution meeting the needs of every field and farm. That report informed the development of the new Western Lake Erie Basin Initiative, which helps support farmers’…