Monthly Archives: May 2014

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United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced more than $1.5 million in funding to expand bio-control efforts to fight Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. This action is the first designation of funds by the Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination … Continue reading →

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By Claire Fleishman With tight budgets and children to feed, recipients of federal nutrition assistance were rarely seen at farmers markets, where the words “affordable” and “fresh” didn’t often mix. That is changing, thanks to a state program that is … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making a historic $78 million investment in local and regional food systems, including food hubs, farmers markets, aggregation and processing facilities, distribution services, and other local … Continue reading →

Many decades ago, now-urban Los Angeles County was agrarian. In fact, it was once the largest Ag county in California. In that more pastoral time, North Hollywood High School had a 100-acre farm. Since then, it has seen its footprint … Continue reading →

Susie Federico, an agricultural technician with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, inspects an ant trap filled with Spam canned meat in Santa Ana on Monday in search of an aggressive species of big-headed ant. Although the trap was … Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There are few rules in racing, but one that is considered inviolable is never to turn down a suitcase full of cash. Steve Coburn and Perry Martin understood that, but two months ago, when one of the sport’s … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2014 –There are now 3.2 million farmers operating 2.1 million farms on 914.5 million acres of farmland across the United States, according to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The … Continue reading →

With cherry season coming around again in California, CDFA presents an encore post from the Growing California video series – Cherries Galore: