Crop consultants in California and Arizona have the opportunity until December 5, 2014 to register for the February 6, 2015 Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Exam. The exam will be given…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…personal and business record-keeping, business planning and marketing assistance. New Mexico Southwest Development Center, Inc. – $188,255 grant; To provide accounting and financial management training to socially disadvantaged producers, and…
All of Tulare County Added to Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine
…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 the disease in 2005, and the…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…more. The Livestock Indemnity Program, the Tree Assistance Program and the Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program Frost Freeze payments will also be cut by 7.3 percent on Oct. 1, 2014. Unlike…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…Los Angeles 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 the disease in 2005,…
Almond Board: Importance of Harvest Sampling
…taking nuts from several areas of the orchard. He says once you have the sample, you can freeze or refrigerate it, then go back and look for insect damage. Almond…
Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Announced
…2014 California Leopold Conservation Award will be presented December 8 at the California Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting in Garden Grove. Each finalist will be recognized at the event. The…
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
…action to strengthen and make more resilient California’s water system. Last December, the Governor formed a Drought Task Force to closely manage precious water supplies, to expand water conservation wherever…
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;…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…financial assistance as possible.” The Livestock Indemnity Program, the Tree Assistance Program and the Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program Frost Freeze payments will also be cut by 7.3 percent on Oct….
It’s a bet! California Grown products on the line in football wager with New Mexico
…and New Mexico State in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The challenge was made by New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture (and archrival) Jeff Witte. If (when) Cal Poly wins, a basket…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in San Luis Obispo County
…California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County. HLB is known to be present in Mexico and in parts of the southern U.S….
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…year and said he did not experience much freeze damage. Table-olive grower Burkett said the December freeze killed much of the new fruit wood that sets this year’s crop, leaving…
