The news about bee losses over this past winter is better than the year before, but still not the best news. Gary Crawford reports. Winter Bee Losses Down, But Still…
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…development and productivity of any honeybee colony. Populations of honeybees, native bees and other pollinators like birds, butterflies, beetles and bats have declined due to habitat loss, disease, adverse weather,…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…of PL 110-246, enacted June 18, 2008, which requires that a special import quota be determined and announced immediately if, for any consecutive 4-week period, the U.S. Far East price…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…beekeepers say losses remain higher than the level that they consider to be sustainable. According to survey results, total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes were 23.2…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
AgNet West was first to report this story several weeks ago. Click here for more of our complete coverage, including our exclusive interview with California Citrus Research Board President Ken…
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2014 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that sign-up begins today for 2012 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE)…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…provide producers with information on the Agricultural Risk Coverage Program and Price Loss Coverage Program, as well as the larger protection program for dairy and the non-insured crop disaster assistance…
NASS Director Talks Census of Agriculture Numbers
…Agricultural Statistics Service’s Statistics Division Director Hubert Hamer has more information. NASS Director Talks Census of Agriculture For more of our coverage on the Census of Agriculture, please CLICK HERE….
Sign-Up Begins Today for USDA Disaster Assistance Programs Restored by Farm Bill
…the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) will provide payments to eligible producers for livestock deaths and grazing losses that have occurred since the expiration of the livestock disaster assistance programs in…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…28, 2014, FSA published on the Federal Register notices for the extension of the following programs: (1) Marketing Assistance Loans; (2) Milk Income Loss Contract; (3) Dairy Indemnity Payment Program;…
California Avocado Seeing More Sales
…Avocado sales have seen a steady increase since 2012 although late in 2013 the price dropped by 4 percent. That drop was recovered and increased. The average selling price per…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
…by increasing efficiency in determining coverage of the Clean Water Act. The agencies are launching a robust outreach effort over the next 90 days, holding discussions around the country and…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…with price increases. Retail beef prices have risen nationwide, Zimmerman said, because of improved demand and continued declines in supply caused by several years of drought in other major beef-producing…
PED-V Loses May Have Increased in Winter Months
Hog loss due to the disease was estimated at 2% for last fall however that number may increase as researchers believe the disease is more deadly in winter months. PED-V…