…combines funds for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. There will not be a solicitation in fiscal year 2015. Applications are due Dec. 15, 2014. NIFA will host a webinar for…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…Service Agency state and county offices. Initial FY 2015 Sugar Marketing Allocations The Commodity Credit Corporation is announcing the initial FY 2015 overall sugar marketing allotment, which is established at…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…ended direct payments. Both programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to select which…
Almond Board: Silent Auction Donations Being Accepted
The Almond Board is now accepting donations for its 2014 Silent Auction at its yearly conference. It helps fund California FFA scholarships. Almond Board Intern Rebecca Bailey says last year…
USDA to Collect Data on Chemicals Applied to Vegetables
…be kept completely confidential, as required by federal law. The results of the Vegetable Chemical Use Survey will be released on the NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/ on August 5, 2015….
Tulare to Ask for County ACP Quarantine
…County ACP Quarantine Not only has Kinoshita not received any opposition to the idea, she also understands the industry would like to make treating for the psyllid inside the quarantined…
FFA Report for September 19
Cloud Talie Cloud of Sanger High FFA gives us this week’s FFA Report. FFA Report for 9-19 …
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…County. A map is available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/acp-quarantine In addition to quarantines in portions of Kern, Fresno, San Luis Obispo, and Tulare counties, ACP entire-county quarantines remain in place in…
Citrus Utilized Production Down 15 Percent, Value Up 7 Percent
Citrus utilized production for the 2013-2014 season totaled 9.4 million tons, down 15 percent from the 2012-2013 season. Florida accounted for 59 percent of the total United States citrus production,…
Questioning Quarantines with New ACP Finds
The fall season will bring Asian citrus psyllid activity, and three new finds have been reported in the central valley recently. Questioning Quarantines with New ACP Finds Three Asian citrus…
USDA Video: What the Farm Bill Means for New Farmers
…for me? To learn about some of the key changes in the Farm Bill made for new farmers and ranchers, please visit the Agricultural Act of 2014:Highlights and Implications page….
CDFA Announces Vacancy on the Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Advisory Board
…the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Pest Control Branch, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, California 95832, Attention: Patrick Akers. For additional information, visit the branch’s web page at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ipc/curlytopvirus/ctv_hp.htm;…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…gives participating dairy producers the flexibility to select coverage levels best suited for their operation. Enrollment begins Sept. 2 and ends on Nov. 28, 2014, for 2014 and 2015. Participating…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in San Luis Obispo County
…homegrown citrus on their own property, in order to prevent further spread of ACP. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the bacteria that…
