…producing wheat for market during any of the preceding three marketing seasons, and who resides or farms in the district. Interested individuals may obtain a nomination petition via the Commission’s…
New Report Shows U.S. Biobased Products Industry Contributes $369 Billion
…and global companies alike can continue to harness the power of America’s farms and forests to create new and innovative biobased products that are used all around the world.” According…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…enrolled under previously administered programs. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected ARC. 99 percent of long grain rice…
USDA Invests $6.7 Million in 544 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
…shows the number of farms utilizing renewable energy production has doubled in the last five years. Since 2009, USDA has awarded $545 million to support more than 8,800 REAP projects…
Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River
…Reservoir to protect cold water temperatures, which could further diminish Central Valley Project water supplies for farms and cities. The need for these potential restrictions would have been ameliorated, at…
Commodity Groups Meet to Review Sustainability Progress, Share Ideas for the Future
…Sustainable Conservation is working together with agricultural companies, farmers, and government agencies to evaluate and promote new approaches to manage water and nutrients so farms and communities have clean, abundant…
Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Open for Applications Through June 30
…include farms or ranches, value-added food processing, food hubs, community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs), farm-to-table restaurants and farmers’ markets. Businesses indirectly related to food and agriculture include support services such as…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…or from packages of home grown produce sent to California. The vast majority of invasive species infestations in California occur not on farms, but in our urban and suburban residential…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…further curtailment of water diversions for holders of some of the state’s oldest water rights, including thousands of farms and ranches relying on senior appropriative rights for irrigation. Inspections began…
USDA Announces Funding to Assist with Organic Certification Costs
…provided on a cost share basis and certification assistance is distributed by two programs. Through the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program, $11 million is available to organic farms and…
Almond Update: Almond Sustainability Tour
…zone, thus allowing for precise timing and rate of irrigation. This year the tour was in Western Fresno County, and hosted by Dennis Jizmejian with Bill Diedrich Farms. Jizmejian is…
The Western View: Teosinte
…sweet like sugar cane. For thousands of years, it was a staple of the Mayan diet, and sometime around 6000 BC, the Mayans began cultivating their Teosinte on farms, instead…
USDA announces $30 Million for Food Entrepreneurs and Agricultural Producers to Develop New Products
…family farms and ranches; farmer and rancher cooperatives; and applicants that propose mid-tier value chain projects are given special priority in applying for VAPGs. Additional priority is given to group…
Cricket: It’s What’s For Dinner
…owner of the new Coalo Valley Farm in Van Nuys, California, an indoor farm focusing on crickets for human consumption. Coalo Valley Farms has a 7,000-square-foot warehouse just outside San…