…Summer Food Service Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Together these programs make up the federal nutrition safety net….
California Ag Day is Coming! Mark Your Calendars!
California Ag Day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 on the west steps of the State Capitol. Join CDFA and our partners, California Women for Agriculture and the California Foundation…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…established in 2009, more than 100 men and women have participated. Members of the 2015 class, representing the California Almond industry are: Sim Batth, Prudential Ricardo Camargo, Mid Valley Agricultural…
New Networking Tool to Bring Women in Agriculture Together
…Share your suggestions, stories and other snippets on how USDA can build a new generation of women in agriculture at agwomenlead@usda.gov. New Networking Tool to Bring Women in Agriculture Together…
Final results announced for 2014-15 California State Employees Food Drive
…Sacramento area. SFBFS provides cost-free goods and services to over 150,000 men, women and children each month, operating three facilities with 45 staff members and more than 5,800 volunteers annually….
CWA Calls California FFA to Tell Their Truth
California Women for Agriculture (CWA) State President Lynn Figone announced a video contest for California FFA members titled: “Telling Your Truth.” Figone and her fellow CWA state board members are…
The Untamed Chef to give Cooking Demonstrations at World Ag Expo
…the World Ag Women pavilion at the World Ag Expo in Tulare. You can also hear Sabrina’s full interview with Hernandez from the February 10 Farm City Newsday. ALbert J…
Farm Bureau Delegates Set Public Policy Positions for 2015
…that remain unsettled at the start of 2015. “Our delegates are the men and women growing the food and fiber for our nation and much of the rest of the…
Western View: The Bakersfield Sound
…and women who had made the trek to California during the dust bowl days. The Bakersfield sound music grew in back yards and honkytonks catering to the working man, then…
Congress Passes Key Tax Extenders Legislation
…is great news for cattlemen and women. “America’s cattle producers are primarily family-owned small businesses who need stability in the tax code in order to make sound business decisions,” said…
California Among States Selected by USDA for Participation in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables
…Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Summer Food Service Program which together comprise America’s nutrition safety net. For more information,…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Summer Internship Applications
…a range of issues that impact U.S. cattlemen and women,” Butts said. “The internship is designed to work closely with the lobbying team on Capitol Hill; to assist with NCBA…
Women in Ag Survey: Gauging the Aspirations and Needs of Women in Agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Program has launched “Women in Ag,” an online survey that aims to gauge the goals, aspirations, achievements and needs of women in American agriculture…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
…of FSA programs. We have seen promising increases in the number of women and minority candidates willing to serve on county committees, helping to better represent the diversity of American…