…crop forecast is set for Monday, March 10, 2015 at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time. The March citrus crop forecast can be heard “Live” right here on AgNet West.com. February…
Atwater FFA Charters a Strong Showing at Arbuckle Field Day
…of the FFA judging season where thousands of students throughout California compete in various agriculture skill contests. Contests are held at major community colleges and universities up and down the…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…trees, creating a new antimicrobial treatment, among others. A fact sheet with a complete list of awardees and project descriptions (PDF, 316KB) is available on the USDA website. Fiscal year…
USDA Video: USDA Week in Review February 6
…This edition of USDA Week In Review includes wide open work spaces, the Farm Bill’s anniversary and the new budget proposal. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=farmbill www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/02/0023.xml&contentidonly=true www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…dairy products, food components and ingredients, and is a leader in formulating and packaging shelf-stable dairy products. For more information, call 1-888-DFA-MILK (332-6455) or visit www.dfamilk.com. About Land O’Lakes, Inc….
Almond Board: California Almonds’ Life Squad
…North America, Molly Spence, says the Life Squad will be lead by a big name. Almond Board Life Squad Get more on the Life Squad on the Almond Board website….
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
…and I are committed to ensuring that agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult…
National Agriculture Day: Poster and Poetry Contests Entries Being Accepted
…Farm Bureau at (831) 724-1356, Agri-Culture at (831) 722-6622 or email sccfb@sbcglobal.net or available on website: http://www.sccfb.com/content/poster-poetry-contest-deadline . They can be picked up at 141 Monte Vista Ave. in Watsonville….
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…some farmers fallowed rice ground last year “so we would have a little more water to go around,” he doesn’t have that option with a permanent crop such as walnuts….
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…for growing transplanted processing tomatoes under furrow irrigation and under sub-surface drip irrigation on 60-inch beds. The major differences between the two companion studies are inputs related to irrigation and…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
…that address key problems of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture. AFRI is NIFA’s flagship competitive grant program authorized under the 2014 Farm…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Santa Clara County
Adult Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Photograph by Douglas L. Caldwell, University of Florida. An additional portion of Santa Clara County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…Farmer and Rancher Development Program empowers these farmers and ranchers to bring innovative ideas to the table when it comes to addressing food security, creating economic enterprises, and building communities,”…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review January 30
…In this edition of USDA Week In Review, tracking the snow, chipping in for rural economies, and exporting American agriculture. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.rd.usda.gov www.fas.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…