NRCS Making Air Quality Incentives Available to Agricultural Producers USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making air quality funds available to help agricultural producers to improve and maintain air…
July 4th Food Resources
…Food Resources From USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Ask Karen Karen-FSIS Virtual Representative Ask Karen provides 24/7 virtual assistance and tips on preventing foodborne illness, safe food handling…
July 4th Food Safety
…sure our 4th of July picnic isn’t spoiled. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. July 4th Food Safety From: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service USDA Reminds Americans…
Organic Certification Assistance Available
Federal Funds Available to Help Pay For Organic Certification Fees The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced the availability of $2,180,870 for organic certification assistance to organic operations in…
Safe Fruit and Juice
…Ours. Safe Fruit and Juice From: USDA Agricultural Research Service Appalachian Fruit Research Station Genetic Enhancement of Fruit Crops Research Unit FasTrack Breeding Initiative ‘FasTrack’ plums flowering and fruiting in…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…of farmers are measured in a bunch of confusing ways. What does NCFI actually mean, and is this drop a problem? NCFI, says AgProfessional, citing a USDA report from the…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…then, USDA has more than tripled the acreage enrolled in CRP’s pollinator initiative, through which USDA helps to cover the cost of planting pollinator-friendly wildflowers, legumes and shrubs, and USDA…
Agri View: GMO Law
…only if the FDA has determined through the consultation process that the GMO food is safe and lawful and that determination has been shared with the Department of Agriculture (USDA)….
HLB-Identified Trees Tested, Most Negative
…(CDFA) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) brought huanglongbing (HLB) disease detecting dogs to California earlier this month. The collaboration was looking to see if the dogs could…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…grown in California. The production forecast is based on a survey of dried plum growers conducted by the USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office from May 12-31, 2016. The 2016 dried…
National Eat Your Vegetables Day
…help prevent the formation of kidney stones. It is recommended by the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, to consume 3 to 5 servings of vegetables per day. This recommendation may…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…The pesticides persisted on fruits and vegetables tested by USDA – even when they were washed and, in some cases, peeled. The USDA findings indicate that the conventional fruit and…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…National Director, Israeli-American Council -Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for California, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service -Abby Browning, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – Karen Ross, Secretary, CDFA -Amrith Gunasekara, Ph.D,…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…funds to expand Market Match by funding the California Nutrition Incentives Act. The proposed $5 million in state funds would attract federal matching dollars through the USDA’s Food Insecurity Nutrition…