…Easier for Small Businesses Online At the 2015 Small Farms Conference in San Diego, Kismet Public Relations Founder and Owner Alexa Popplewell talked to small farmers about how important diversified…
USDA: Record Number of Organic Producers in U.S.
…data. The initial launch is planned for September 2015. Additional information about USDA resources and support for the organic sector is available on the USDA Organics Resource page at www.usda.gov/organic….
Atwater FFA Competes Towards A Strong Finish
…the Reedley College FFA Field Day on April 11th. All four of Atwater FFA’s competitive judging teams placed in the top five overall. Atwater FFA’s Ag Mechanics team placed 2nd…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…hurt the entire mill.” In Arizona, the mills stopped buying local cotton until the problem was resolved. Isom said he hopes 2015 will not be a repeat of the last…
Agri View: Drone Problems
Everett Griner talks about FFA drone regulations forthcoming in today’s Agri View. Drone Problems…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
West-wide snowpack is melting earlier than usual, according to data from the fourth 2015 forecast by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “Almost all of…
USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Has California All Oranges at 50 Million Boxes
…Citrus April Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form. The May 2015 citrus crop forecast is scheduled to be Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. pacific time and…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…are invited to submit grant proposals electronically to grants@cdfa.ca.gov no later than Friday, May 15, 2015 at 5 pm PDT. Applicants can access the 2015 Request for Research Proposals at…
Deadline Approaching for Additional Dairy Proposals
…on the matter. For more on the call for additional proposals, visit the AMS website. For more on the USDA meetings, visit this page on the Western United Dairymen website….
USDA Designates Del Norte County as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
…Curry and Josephine counties in Oregon also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous. All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas on April 8, 2015,…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…before May 15, 2015. ACEP, created in the 2014 Farm Bill, replaced the former Wetlands Reserve Program, Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, and Grassland Reserve Program, while accomplishing many…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Due April 24
…school counselors and FFA advisors. 2015 applications must be postmarked or returned – no electronic submissions – to the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau office on or before 5:00 PM, Friday, April…
Petal Fall Districts for Fresno County
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright, announced that 75 percent petal fall on the north side of citrus trees will have taken place at 1:00 a.m. April 7, 2015 in…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…that include a Stakeholder Relevance Statement are due on June 1, 2015. Applicants who are invited to submit full applications based on an industry relevancy review of the pre-applications will…
