Monthly Archives: February 2015

Story by John Holland The rented bees arrived to find quite a feast in Mike Silveira’s almond orchard north of Oakdale. He had sown mustard seeds between the tree rows in the fall, and by mid-January, they had burst out … Continue reading →

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting public comments on its interim final rule for the new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), designed to help producers protect working agricultural lands and wetlands. … Continue reading →

Secretary Karen Ross hearing about water usage and conservation at a Santa Cruz County farm this week. By Donna Jones The first step toward finding solutions to long-standing groundwater overdraft in the Pajaro Valley was to acknowledge the problem and … Continue reading →

By Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary, USDA To be a woman in agriculture is to face a unique set of challenges. And because I know all too well the trials that women can face as they look to take on leadership … Continue reading →

By Jan Sears The work day starts early for Bishop, a gangly yellow lab, and his handler, Kristina Cummings. By 4:30 a.m. the two San Bernardino County agriculture department workers are on the job, checking out boxes that are being … Continue reading →

Bird Health Awareness Week is from Feb. 24 through March 2. The USDA’s Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) is bringing poultry experts together for a webinar called, “Growing Chicks Into Healthy Chickens: Getting Ready for Spring,” to be … Continue reading →