…taught various grade levels from elementary school to college and served as a school administrator. She previously worked for the Greenwood Company as a senior fundraising consultant and is a…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…An online MPP tool will be available when sign up begins and the NAP buy-up provision resource will become available to producers in the fall for the 2015 crop year….
Back in Time to Find Future UG99 Resistant Wheat
Researchers are taking a page from the Doc Brown playbook to develop wheat varieties resistant to a threatening fungal disease. Rod Bain reports. Back in Time to Find Future UG99…
USDA, Partners Usher In a New Era In Conservation
…state-level projects through a competitive process established by NRCS state leaders. (link to state page) The critical conservation areas Secretary Vilsack announced today are: the Great Lakes Region, Chesapeake Bay…
USDA Launches New Resources at ChooseMyPlate.gov to Help Cost-Conscious Consumers Make Healthier Food Choices
…Eating on a Budget section of ChooseMyPlate.gov will learn ways to plan, purchase, and prepare healthy meals. The new web pages provide families with tips and strategies to help save…
The First Livestock and Dairy Outlooks for 2015
…livestock and dairy producers expect in the way of production and price per USDA’s first forecasts for next year? Rod Bain reports. The First Livestock and Dairy Outlooks for 2015…
Senate Version of FY15 Ag Appropriations Moves On
Rod Bain The full Senate Appropriations Committee approved their version of the 2015 Fiscal Year funding for USDA and the Food and Drug Administration. Rod Bain has the report. Senate…
California’s 2013 Walnut Acreage Up 8 Percent From 2011
…by mail or telephone. To arrive at the estimated walnut acreage, the NASS walnut acreage database was compared with pesticide application data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and the California…
California Fluid Milk and Cream Review
…larger plants to accommodate additional milk loads over the long weekend. Class 1 interest is steady to lower as many school districts adjust orders to cover school meal program needs…
Another Step Forward for House Agriculture Spending Bill
Gary Crawford An agricultural spending bill for fiscal year 2015 is one step further along in the legislative process in the House of Representatives. Gary Crawford has the report. Another…
AgNeTVideo: Jim Jasper, Stewart & Jasper Orchards
…organizations at the tour, such as the EPA, NRCS, pesticide regulation and more. This year, the tour was held at Stewart and Jaspar Orchards in Newman. Owner Jim Jaspar talks…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
…months before the end of the fiscal year. In its 2015 budget proposal, the Obama Administration proposed a special disaster relief cap adjustment for use when costs of fighting fires…
Morgan Scettrini, Salinas FFA, Promotes Agriculture at Salinas Valley Fair
Morgan Scettrini Salinas FFA The Salinas Valley Fair wrapped up Sunday in King City. High school senior and FFA member Morgan Scettrini is a great example of how a fair…
AgNeTVideo: Morgan Scettrini, Salinas FFA
Morgan Scettrini, Salinas FFA, raises money for The Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation and to further her education in agriculture….
