Talie Cloud, Sanger High FFA Talie Cloud of Sanger High FFA gives us this week’s Farm City Newsday FFA Report. FFA report for 01-02-15…
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for January 2015. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for January is 0.125 percent, unchanged from 0.125 percent…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…are invited to submit two-page concept proposals to the FREP by Friday, January 16, 2015. Concepts submitted should be in line with at least one of the program’s identified priority…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Jan. 7
…the details for the symposium: Date: January 7, 2015 Time: 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sponsor: Cooperative Extension Fresno County Location: CPDES Hall, 172 West Jefferson Ave., Easton, CA San…
Wind Energy Booming for New Year
Wind energy is primed for a huge boom in 2015. As AgNet West has reported before, wind energy has become extremely affordable. Technology in the last ten years has made…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…2015. CCC is required to announce quarterly estimates of sugar to be purchased for the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts. Federal law allows sugar processors to…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…service. Updating yield history or reallocating base acres can occur until Feb. 27, 2015. FSA also issued a reminder that from Nov. 17, 2014, to March 31, 2015, producers will…
New Members Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
…John A. Marcy, University of Arkansas; and Christopher A. Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America. NACMPI will host its next public meetings Jan. 13-14, 2015 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. each…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…a form to respond and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential. Recipients are required to respond by February 5, 2015. NASS will publish the Census of Horticulture results…
Congress Passes Key Tax Extenders Legislation
Today, the U.S. Senate voted 76 to 16 to pass a tax extenders package that holds key provisions for small businesses such as section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation. The…
USDA to Gauge Farmland Ownership and Farm Economics
…“In February, our interviewers will begin reaching out to those producers and landowners who have not yet responded to answer any questions they may have and help them fill out…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
Although California wheat acreage dropped significantly in 2014, farmers may be planting more of it this fall and winter, thanks in part to a record tomato crop. Much of the…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…also wants to hear from producers and other interested stakeholders who may have suggestions or recommendations on the program. Written comments will be accepted until Feb. 13, 2015 and can…
USDA Seeks Public Comment on New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
…the Federal Register and regulations.gov on Friday, Dec. 12. Beginning Friday, public comments can be submitted through regulations.gov or by mailing them. Comments are due by Feb. 10, 2015. Full…
