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After the Federal Administration exchanged hands, the highly successful Families to Food Box Program was halted. The Administration felt that while the program successfully supported farmers, [...]

The California Citrus Quality Council would like to invite you to attend a Zoom video conference on Thursday, August 19 from 11:00 –12:00 pm (PT) to discuss changes regarding domestic and export [...]

On May 5, 2021, USDA announced that round five of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program is extended through the end of May. The final deliveries of the program will occur on May 31, 2021. USDA [...]

The USDA this week issued a solicitation for fresh produce packages under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, known as TEFAP.  The produce package program replaces the Famers to Families Food [...]

The USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) signup window is reopened as of April 5, 2021. Producers have at least 60 days to apply or make modifications to existing CFAP 2 [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of food purchase and distribution programs [...]

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, released the 2020-2021 California Valencia Orange Objective [...]

I must start this week’s message with gratitude for all that pulled off our first and hopefully last virtual Citrus Showcase.  From our keynote speaker, Peter Zeihan; grower panelists Matt [...]

By California Ag Network A new study on the costs and returns of establishing and producing lemons in Ventura County has been released by UC Cooperative Extension in Southern California and UC [...]

The end of 2020 is finally upon us. Three weeks to slow the spread has turned into the longest and most difficult year, many of us will ever face. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many [...]