…program. Using the new online tools, producers will be able to use data unique to their specific farming operations combined with factors like the geographical diversity of crops, soils, weather…
USDA/NASS Preparing for Key June Surveys
Rundle The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service is the agency responsible for collecting key data about crops around the nation, and largely the data has focused on crops like wheat…
AFBF Says Public Attitudes Changing on GMO’s
…least a dozen places around the nation have banned or limited genetically modified crops – most recently two southern Oregon counties. Eighty-five bills on GMO labeling are pending in 30-states…
USDA Unrolling New Crop Insurance Policy Option
…specialty crop, organic and diversified crop producers. U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the policy option gives farmers more flexibility, promotes crop diversity and helps support the production of healthy…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
…payment reduction when those crops are planted on either more than 15 percent of the base acres of a farm enrolled in ARC using the county coverage or PLC, or…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…(2.5 percent) from last month and increased 18 points (17 percent) from April 2013. The April All Crops index, at 98, increased 4.3 percent from March, but is 8.4 percent…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board’s Specialty Crop Committee. In 2011, the Secretary established the Citrus Disease Research and Development Advisory…
USDA/NASS Releases Crop Production Forecast for May
…during the last week of April and the first week of May. There were several crops surveyed. Today Sabrina Hill looks at Almonds and Peaches. Crop Production Forecast for May…
Thrips Management Advisory for Central Valley
An alert went out last week advising growers to spray their crops to control thrips and the spread of the tomato spotted wilt virus. University of California Cooperative Extension researchers…
Vegetable Crop Research Update Coming Up May 27th
…Professor of Plant Pathology at UC Davis, will talk about virus, biology and management, including how they have applied the pest management model to fight against thrips in tomato crops….
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
…for crops intended for 2012 harvest. “Most producers who suffered losses before Sept. 30, 2011, have already been compensated if they applied for SURE benefits for the 2011 crop year,”…
California Representative Appointed to Citrus Subcommittee
A California representative is one of three new members serve on the Citrus Disease Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board’s Specialty…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…on a rolling basis during the fiscal year. Applications received after May 19, 2014, will be considered for funding if funding remains available. Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC): On…
Bio-Tech Crops
Everett Griner gives his thoughts on why bio-tech crops are still challenged. Bio-Tech Crops…