…The Secrets of Soil, an exhibit now on display at the California Museum. “Continuous innovation and development in soil health practices is enhancing the strong legacy of environmental stewardship within…
Raising the Bar; How Protecting You From Pesticides Has Changed
…three or four pages long,” recalls Lottie Martin of the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office. “Nowadays they can be more than 28 pages long, so we often have to…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to select which program works best for…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…the target audience Are located in underserved communities, particularly Promise Zones and StrikeForce communities. All FINI projects must (1) have the support of a state SNAP agency; (2) increase the…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…as full payment for the loan at maturity. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is administering sugar nonrecourse loans on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the 2014 crop. Sugar and…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…ended direct payments. Both programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to select which…
Counties Applying for Drought Assistance Grants
At the recent Agriculture Policy Committee Meeting in Tulare County, Associate Director of Tulare County Resource Management Agency Mike Spata was asked to present on several issues. One announcement he…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…be eligible for benefits but have not yet contacted their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office should do so as soon as possible. The Budget Control Act passed by Congress…
California’s Fertilizer Research Conference Comes to Modesto October 29-30, 2014
…educational outreach by communicating the application of fertilizing materials on agricultural lands for food production and the use of those materials in consideration of existing environmental issues. The conference is…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…multi-state grant to help rice growers achieve and verify greenhouse gas emissions reductions, using low emission rice practices in their fields. NRCS administers CIG as part of the Environmental Quality…
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
…for sustainable, local groundwater management for the first time in California history. The legislation allows local agencies to tailor sustainable groundwater plans to their regional economic and environmental needs. A…
Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules
…years to create a groundwater sustainability agency, which in turn has up to five years to develop a plan for managing wells and pumping. The state Water Resources Control Board…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…private lands and improving the environment.” The grants announced today are funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Grantees must work with producers and forestland owners to develop and demonstrate…
Cattlemen’s Association President Talks CA Water
California Cattlemen’s Association President Tim Koopman weighed in on the blocking of the Waters of the U.S. rule and how it seemed like an overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency….
