$6 Million in Fiscal Year 2014, Up to $30 Million Over Next Five Years Available WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s National Institute…
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Review Period Extended 60 Days
…Plan (BDCP) and the Draft Environmental Impact Review/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) by 60 days. The review period now totals 180 days stretching from Dec. 13, 2013 to June 13, 2014….
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2014—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the 2012 Census of Agriculture preliminary results: “The preliminary data released today provide a snapshot of a…
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
…regulations by July 1, 2014, and for the State Water Resources Control Board and the DPH to work on additional measures to allow for the use of recycled water and…
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Farm to School Grants
…host a series of webinars related to the application process: March 11, 2014, 1:00 EST – Planning Grants March 12, 2014, 1:00 EST – Implementation Grants March 13, 2014, 1:00…
AgNeTVideo: Sights from the World Ag Expo 2014
Video of various aspects of the World Ag Expo…
EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
Agency now accepting applications for 2014 grant cycle SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the award of $1,565,140 in 2013 Wetland Program Development Grants to six…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…packs of “eFoods Plain Whole Egg” with the Julian dates of “3173” and “3183” The dried egg products were produced between Feb. 28, 2013, and Feb. 8, 2014, and bear…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…up for the livestock disaster programs for losses not only for 2014 but for losses they experienced in 2012 and 2013. While these livestock programs took over a year to…
USDA Forecasting Big Drop in Overall 2014 Farm Income
It’s probably no surprise that Agriculture Department analysts are forecasting lower overall farm income this year. Gary Crawford has this report….
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…February 20, 2014 – 6p.m. to 8p.m. (Fresno) Fresno County Farm Bureau 1274 W. Hedges Ave Fresno, CA 93728 February 25, 2014 – 6p.m. to 8p.m. (Ventura/Camarillo) Ventura County Agricultural…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…only protects water, air and wildlife – it also makes economic sense. Jill Giacomini Basch is a 2013 LCA recipient who, with her father and three sisters, owns a family…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…State Water Project. The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 is the House companion to a bill introduced earlier today by California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…2014, and Westlands supports the passage of the legislation. Notwithstanding the rainfall and snow California has enjoyed over the last week, the State is facing unprecedented drought conditions. Water supply…