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The California Energy Commission has approved more than $16 million in grants to demonstrate water and energy-saving technologies that promise to make the water, industrial, and agricultural sectors more efficient. “In response to the drought and the Governor’s Executive Order, … Continue reading →

The USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. More information on how to apply is in the Federal Register. The deadline … Continue reading →

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a new report showing tremendous demand for recent college graduates with a degree in agricultural programs with an estimated 57,900 high-skilled job openings annually in the food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and environment fields … Continue reading →

By Jessica Carew Craft You drink eight glasses of water a day. But you consume far more through the food you eat.   Some consumer items use a lot of water (jeans are among the most demanding), but the bulk … Continue reading →

A major disease event for poultry has landed in the U.S. Highly-pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a number of states, and while the brunt of the impact has been in the Midwest, and our thoughts are with those … Continue reading →

By Claire Leschin-Hoar It was a single limb on a walnut tree that had withered and died. A small loss, and one Craig McNamara (President of the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture) could have easily missed during his … Continue reading →

A Drought Forum hosted in Fresno by the California State Board of Food and Agriculture is now underway. A live stream of the meeting is available. The link will take viewers to the web site of the Governor’s Office of … Continue reading →