…contacted their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office should do so as soon as possible. The Budget Control Act passed by Congress in 2011 requires USDA to implement reductions of…
Val Dolcini Named Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
Dolcini Val Dolcini has been selected to serve as the new Farm Service Agency Administrator. Dolcini currently serves as the California FSA state executive director. He was appointed to that…
USDA Announces New Risk Management Program for Dairy Farmers
Vilsack This morning, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the start of a new risk management program for dairy farmers, known as the Dairy Margin Protection Program. Vilsack announces program for…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…to calculate their coverage needs based on price projections. Producers can also review historical data or estimate future coverage based on data projections. The secure site can be accessed via…
EPA Finally Hands Over Maps Detailing the Extent of their WOTUS Proposal
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released maps today of waters and wetlands the Environmental Protection Agency has to-date refrained from making public. After multiple requests, the Agency…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in accordance with CEQA guidelines, has released the draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The draft Program…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is circulating a Draft Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Statewide Plant Pest and Management Program for a 45-day public review and comment…
Tulare County Survey for Growers
…supply our Board of Supervisors, Office of Emergency Services and legislators with data about the extreme hardships that our agricultural industry is facing without a consistent supply of water,” she…
USDA To Measure Small Grain Production
…agency is taking an in-depth look into the 2014 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats and barley. “The small grains industry is a major component of…
2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Coverage for Frost, Freeze, or Weather Related Fruit Losses
The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to retroactively provide assistance at additional coverage levels under the 2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance…
AFIA Submits Comments on LEAP Draft Guidelines
The American Feed Industry Association recently submitted comments regarding the Livestock Environmental Assessment Performance draft guidelines. Specifically, the comments submitted to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
California Raisin Grape Objective Measurement Report
…to this year. FIELD SAMPLING ACTIVITIES Data were collected the first three weeks of July. A total of 314 raisin-type variety vineyards were sampled for the 2014 data. To read…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia today announced that farmers can enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) from Aug. 11, 2014 through…
Water Use in California – Analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…use is roughly 50% environmental, 40% agricultural, and 10% urban. However, the percentage of water use by sector varies dramatically across regions and between wet and dry years. Some of…
