…potential savings. These calculators are designed to apply to any grower’s current specifications. There is also a double incentive running through the end of December for California growers. You can…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…and other private landowners are recognized as conservation leaders. The 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award will be presented December 8 at the California Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting in Garden…
Silicon Valley Needs Farmers Too – Farm to Food Bank Month Spotlight
…Together, farmers and the food bank community can ensure that anyone who needs a meal—especially a healthy meal—can get one. December is Farm to Food Bank Month. Help increase farm…
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. To learn more about USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) disaster assistance programs, visit the FSA factsheet page at www.fsa.usda.gov/factsheets or contact your local FSA office at http://go.usa.gov/pYV3….
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…to the December surveys. “These surveys are the largest and most important year-end surveys conducted by NASS,” explained Vic Tolomeo, Director of the Pacific Region at USDA, NASS. “They are…
California Non-Valencia Oranges Forecast at 40 Million 500 Thousand Boxes
…next forecast is scheduled to be released Wednesday December 10, 2014 and will be carried “live” here on AgNet West.com. View the USDA/NASS November Forecast Citrus Test Results and Fruit…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…of Food and Agriculture, the California Association of Food Banks, and CA Grown in combating hunger. This is why December is ‘Farm to Food Bank Month’. It is an opportunity…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants
…at https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov. Concept proposals must be submitted electronically using FAAST by Friday, December 5, 2014, at 5 pm PST. Prospective applicants may contact CDFA’s Federal Funds Management Office at (916)…
Bats Work the Night Shift in Pollination
…the southern parts of Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona. Throughout time, plants and mammals have shared a dependency on one another that is mutually beneficial. So naturally, these bats…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 31
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, helping the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese…
Almond Board: Education Units Available at Annual Conference
The Almond Board of California is hosting its annual conference December 9-11 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The conference again is set to have a full slate of symposiums with…
USDA to Launch New Farm Bill Program to Help Provide Relief to Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…years’ average yield. RMA will provide additional program details in December 2014. Federal crop insurance, which is sold through private crop insurance agents, offers a variety of options that may…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…HLB is known to be present in Mexico and in parts of the southern U.S. Florida first detected the psyllid in 1998 and he disease in 2005, and the two…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…work with the California State Board of Food and Agriculture to generate donations to our state’s food banks. We declare each December as Farm-to-Food Bank Month and ask our farmers…
