Monthly Archives: April 2015

New data released by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) show that millions of Americans still struggle to afford enough food for their households. How Hungry is America?, FRAC’s latest look at food hardship, finds that one in six Americans … Continue reading →

By Andy Nelson Note – the USDA has declared April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month  California officials have created an education program for nurseries to control the spread of Asian citrus psyllid. The Sacramento-based Citrus Pest & … Continue reading →

  California’s farms face growing water management challenges California is an agricultural powerhouse—the nation’s largest farm state and a world market leader, with 2012 sales of $48 billion (Note – the California Agricultural Statistics Service reports $46.4 billion in farm … Continue reading →

By Vito Chisea   As a second-generation Stanislaus County walnut grower, I can tell you that there are a few things I can count on and a whole lot of things I can’t. For example, I can count on the … Continue reading →

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA has awarded $31.5 million in funding to local, state, and national organizations to support programs that help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) increase their purchase of fruits and vegetables, … Continue reading →

Following the lowest snow pack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline the state’s drought response … Continue reading →