…a 2015 Drought Operations Plan, and expect to complete it early next month. Building on the experience of last year, these agencies are actively exploring alternative approaches to water project…
USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015
…Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie will address members of the 68th United Nations General Assembly, which designated 2015 for the yearlong celebration. “We are excited to be working with…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…Tom Vilsack today announced that the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) will be extended until Dec. 19, 2014. The program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill,…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Summer Internship Applications
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s and the Public Lands Council‘s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for the summer 2015 public policy internship. The deadline to submit…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…meet the state’s demand, any price uptick likely will not be felt until a few months into 2015, he added. Matthew Sutton, vice president of government affairs and public policy…
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
…water legislation before the new Congress begins in 2015. Sen. Feinstein has been meeting with Central Valley House members to negotiate issues that are complicated and controversial. We appreciate her…
CAPCA Announces New CEO/President
…W. Stark effective February 1, 2015. Gary Schulz departs his current position as President/General Manager of the Raisin Federal and State Marketing Orders responsible for program research, marketing and compliance…
Red Palm Weevil Close to Eradicated
…and find the pest. Hoddle says the three-year mark is the protocol for declaring a pest eradicated, and they will hit that with the red palm weevil in early 2015….
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…three months after the enrollment deadline. The funds will hopefully help producers with some of the financial losses they sustained during that time.” The Farm Bill caps ELAP disaster funding…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
As the 2015 growing season officially comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to gather final year-end crop production…
Collaboration with Federal and State Agencies, Rice Growers and Industry Further Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Trout
…into the pesticide label. These use limitations will be effective April 1, 2015. This action represents EPA’s first implementation of a NOAA Fisheries salmon and steelhead trout Biological Opinion. This…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture
Fiscal Year 2015 Funding Strengthens Market for American Products and Commodities Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded…
Nat’l Watermelon Promotion Board at PMA Fresh Summit is A HIT!
…as well. Southeast region watermelon growers can mark their calendars, next year’s “PMA Fresh Summit” is scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia October 23-25, 2015. Gordon Hunt discusses the…
Women in Ag Survey: Gauging the Aspirations and Needs of Women in Agriculture
…will be eligible for an opportunity to win one of five $100 gift cards after the survey closes. Preliminary findings from the survey will be released in February 2015 at…
