…monitor dams to prevent and protect against hazardous, costly and potentially catastrophic flooding and other events. Chief Weller also discusses the significant benefits of the agency’s watershed rehabilitation and protection…
USDA Updates Department Policy for Climate Change Adaptation
…consistent with the 2014-2018 USDA Strategic Plan and with guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality and the Federal Council on Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience. The regulation can be…
RCC Joint Forward Plan Stakeholder Teleconference June 30th
…health and plant health programs in both countries, while maintaining the existing high level of protection in these areas. Under the RCC Joint Forward Plan, you have a critical role…
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…habitat. Through WREP, NRCS will sign multi-year agreements with partners to leverage resources, including funding, to achieve maximum wetland restoration, protection and enhancement and to create optimum wildlife habitat on…
USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Support Rural Economic Development
…is available in loans and grants. Details about how to apply for this are on page 35299 of the June 19 Federal Register. Application forms may be obtained from any…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Kern County
…both the insect and disease. There is not cure once a tree becomes infected, the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. HLB…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected Near Orange Cove
…will decline in health, producing bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. To date, HLB has been detected on just one residential property in the Hacienda Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles….
Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
…how federal dollars are spent for the departments of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies during fiscal year 2016. The bill included language that would help provide relief from…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Provide Development Support to Rural Cooperatives
…be awarded prior to September 30, 2015. The recipients will have one year to utilize the awarded funds. The application deadline is July 30, 2015. For additional information, see Page…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…producers could explore how program election options would affect their operation in different market conditions; these tools were presented to almost 3,000 organizations across the country. The Farm Service Agency…
USDA Begins Accepting Applications from States for $100 Million Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership
…to make more renewable fuel options available to American consumers. The Farm Service Agency will administer BIP. USDA continues to aggressively pursue investments in American-grown renewable energy to create new…
Ag. Secretary Discusses Economic Benefits of Thriving Forests and Communities during Wyoming Visit
…and grasslands and other public lands across the country.” In his remarks today, the Secretary said that funding used to fight catastrophic wildfires has taken a toll on agency staff…
Dow Received A New Crop Label For Their Fungicide – Quintec
Dow AgroSciences received U.S. EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation approval for Quintec® fungicide on tomatoes. Quintec provides control of powdery mildew. Numerous field trials – conducted by the…
Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River
…to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), an agency within the Department of Commerce, regarding the potential effects on winter-run Chinook salmon of reoperating Trinity Reservoir violated section…
