Registration for the 2021 Almond Conference has officially opened. The annual event from the Almond Board of California (ABC) will be taking place in person, December 7-9. ABC Specialist of…
USDA Announces Improvements to the Dairy Safety Net and New Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program
…up to 5 million pounds of milk marketed and on fluid milk sales from July through December 2020. The payment rate will vary by region based on the actual losses…
Research Grants Available from Organic Farming Research Foundation
…of the application process. A subset of applicants will then be invited to submit a full project proposal sometime in October, with full proposals being due in December. Farmers and…
Project to Advance the Potential of Robotic Harvesting in Strawberries
…in December and then the season will run December through mid-April or so. That will be upcoming next Spring, we’ll have some good data coming out of it,” said Rainwater….
New Online Course on Vertebrate Pest Management Available
…Crop Advisor. Courses that are purchased in 2021 will need to be completed with the certificate downloaded before December 31. Listen to the radio report below. New Online Course on…
Livestock Producers Suffering Pandemic Losses Have New Assistance Program
…through December 26 of last year. Livestock will need to have been physically located in the U.S. at the time of depopulation to be eligible for assistance. While pork producers…
Positive Expectations for U.S. Pistachios Going Forward
…will also be impacted by a freeze again this season,” Magaña explained. He also noted the average estimate for California production is roughly 900 million pounds, which would be a…
Registration is Now Open for the Organic Grower Summit
General registration has officially opened for the Organic Grower Summit (OGS) coming up in December in Monterey. Presented by the Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Western Growers, OGS returns as…
Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative Bringing Additional Aid
…be supported under the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Producers that were forced to euthanize animals between March 1, through December 26, 2020, will be eligible for assistance. An additional…
Freeze Those Summer Strawberries for Delicious Flavor All Year Long
…the whole strawberries on a dry baking sheet and freeze until solid. Transfer the frozen strawberries to freezer bags or freezer containers and store them flat. Frozen strawberries can be…
Debt Forgiveness for Disadvantaged Farmers on Hold After Judge’s Ruling
…of Justice. Loan payments were initially expected to be sent between June and December this year. However, with the recent ruling, USDA has halted payments. Other similar lawsuits against the…
Debt Relief Initiative to Benefit Hundreds of California Farmers
…is my understanding that additional information will be sent out in different languages,” Gonzales explained. “We’re looking between June and December 31, that’s when the loan payments will occur on…
Mexico’s Organic Requirements for U.S. Exports Delayed Until 2022
Implementation of new organic requirements for American exports entering Mexico will now be delayed until 2022. Last December, Mexico published a measure requiring that most organic products be certified under…
Almond Update: Industry Roadshow Gets Info Back In The Field
…to have all sorts of resources that people normally would have picked up in December,” he said. “We have some new, pretty interesting ones. A nitrogen best management practices guides,…