…into the agriculture industry. The program is part of The Center for Land Based Learning and some groups are doing so well that they are expanding. High School Ag Program…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Producers forced to liquidate their livestock may also…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…drought in California has forced growers to fallow land and cut back on the acreage for many crops, but the impact on tomato acreage appears to be limited. The projected…
EPA Finally Hands Over Maps Detailing the Extent of their WOTUS Proposal
…the maps produced by NCBA and other agricultural groups, which also showcase the EPA’s extensive attempt to control land across the country. These maps show individual states facing upwards of…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…a connection with an Oroville-based energy plant 20 minutes away, which was paying millions to deliver wood ash to the landfill. Today, the difference in growth from that wood ash…
Drought Relief Food Giveaway
…Souza, President and CEO of the Community Food Bank. The drought has begun to cripple farmers, which in turn is contributing to higher rates of unemployment as additional land lays…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…Range and pasture quality declined as the drought continued. Sheep and cattle grazed on idle fields, dry land grain and alfalfa fields. Supplemental feeding of livestock continued with baled hay….
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…conserve sensitive land and help new, minority and veteran farmers get their start in agriculture. Farmers, ranchers and landowners committed to protecting and conserving environmentally sensitive land may sign up…
Recapping the 2014 California State Fair by the Numbers
…that a number of challenges were overcome this year, including impacts of the drought, five days of temperatures in excess of 100 degrees, four wild land fires in the past…
USDA Announces Grants to Help Veterans and Minority Farmers Get Started in Agriculture
…— 1890 Land Grant Institutions, 1994 Land Grant Institutions, American Indian Tribal community colleges and Alaska Native cooperative colleges, Hispanic-serving and other institutions of higher education, Tribal governments and organizations,…
USDA Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries
…residues for energy generation. Some BCAP payments will target the removal of dead or diseased trees from National Forests and Bureau of Land Management public lands for renewable energy, which…
Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced
…local FSA office. To find out if land is located in an eligible frost/freeze county, visit http://go.usa.gov/53rz. Today’s announcement was made possible through the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on…
Research Projects to Improve Plant Feedstocks for Bioenergy Production
…renewable chemical feedstocks. Dedicated feedstock crops tend to require less intensive production practices and can grow on poorer quality land than food crops, making this a critical element in a…
Reaching the Ag Community
…on solar energy. Baldwin says they are working with farm bureaus around the state to reach those land owners who are on the fence about upgrading to an efficient system….