USDA to Reopen Farm Service Agency Offices

  The Department of Agriculture will soon reopen all Farm Service Agency offices in California and nationwide. USDA has temporarily recalled all of the more than 9,700 FSA employees to keep offices open from 8 am to 4:30 pm weekdays beginning January 24th. However, operations will be reduced to just three days a week next…MORE

No Tuition Rises For CSU Following Newsom’s “Visionary Budget”

LONG BEACH (KMJ) — The Chancellor of the California State University has promised no tuition fee increases in the system’s upcoming budget. It follows the announcement earlier this month that Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2019-20 budget proposal includes an approximately $300 million increase for the CSU system. “In response to his visionary budget, I will not…MORE

Oscars 2019: See Who’s Nominated

[van id=”entertainment/2019/01/22/oscar-nominations-2019-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”] By The Associated Press The list of the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards: Best picture: Black Panther,” `’BlacKkKlansman,” `’Bohemian Rhapsody,” `’The Favourite,” `’Green Book,” `’Roma,” `’A Star Is Born,” `’Vice.” Best director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Roma”; Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”; Pawel Pawlikowski, “Cold War”; Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”; Adam McKay, “Vice.” Best actor: Christian…MORE

Trade War Shifting Feed Demand

  The trade war is causing U.S. ethanol production to decline, thus raising the costs of distillers dried grains, a byproduct of the ethanol process that is used for animal feed. Reuters reports cuts to ethanol production are tightening supplies of DDGs and raising prices paid by livestock farmers. Many are turning to other feeds…MORE