…Member, District III, representing beans, peppers, spinach, sugar beets, and/or tomatoes. Individuals interested in being considered for the board appointment should send a brief resume by October 1, 2014 to…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…place for producers who have not acted before that date. Livestock producers that have experienced grazing losses since October 2011 and may be eligible for benefits but have not yet…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…and is expected to run through mid-October. The 2014 crop year has had low disease and pest pressure. The primary issue affecting yield has been availability of water. The extreme…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…off irrigation water around late September, but harvest in the north will probably RUN from early September into October, so growers will have to pick early before their water is…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
…period. The review period begins Monday, August 25, 2014 and ends on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. During this period, the Department will hold five public meetings in San Diego, Los…
Winegrapes: New Acreage Helps Offset Drought Impacts
…have had some issues, but overall there weren’t any problems. If everything goes well, we should be done by the end of October.” DiBuduo said the drought is having an…
Celebrating 100 Years of Agriculture
…or two to represent their history and are going to have a special event at the Bounty of Kern County annual meeting on October 18 at the Kern County fairgrounds….
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
…asking all agriculture land owners to speak up now before the public comment period ends in October. Contact your local Farm Bureau if you would like to join in expressing…
USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions
…full effect in fiscal year 2015, beginning October 1, 2014. Interested farmers, ranchers, agencies and organizations are welcome to attend workshops to hear about these and other Farm Bill changes…
Clean Water Rules Comment Period Extended
…He says this latest rule broadly expands federal jurisdiction and threatens local land-use and zoning authority. The comment period is now extended to October 20th for the Waters of the…
Winter Bee Losses Down, But Still Significant
…Significant Dr. Jeff Pettis, research leader at USDA’s Bee Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, talks about a bee summit meeting set for October 20th through the 21st in Washington, D.C. For…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally-adjusted average rate for the period October 2013 through December 2013, the most recent three months for which data are available. Today’s announced…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency. The winter losses survey covers the period from October 2013 through…
New Report Says PEDv Will Cause “Significant Shortfall”
…annual slaughter,” explained Rabobank Analyst William Sawyer. “Given the ever-rising number of PEDv cases reported, coupled with a six-month average lifecycle, the months of August through October are likely to…