…If a farm is not enrolled during the 2017 enrollment period, the producers on that farm will not be eligible for financial assistance from the ARC or PLC programs for…
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…Government fixed direct payments in 2007 had a small but significantly greater probability of survival through 2012. Fixed direct payments were a commodity-based program that paid farmers based on enrolled…
Amazon Targeting Grocery Sector
…in the next decade. Business Insider reports Amazon is planning to operate a 20-location pilot program for its grocery stores by the end of 2018, in places like Seattle, Las…
October Dairy Market Report
…the time being. The Margin Protection Program monthly feed cost calculation dropped steadily from June through August, and the monthly MPP margin rose by more than $3.50 per hundredweight from…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. Landowners enter into contracts that last between 10 and 15 years. “We have seen record demand to participate in this important program,”…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…2015, the division inked a partnership with major college programs to bring in students from agricultural education programs as summer interns. This summer, CDFA brought in two aspiring agricultural leaders,…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
…small businesses and entrepreneurs nationwide develop new product lines. USDA is investing in 325 projects through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program. “Value-Added Producer Grants are one of USDA’s most…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…purchase one of the shallow-loss insurance policies, the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) or the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX). Since these programs were first implemented in 2015, this report explains…
2016 Profiles in Leadership Award Recipient Honored
…a recent ceremony at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District. The Profiles in Leadership Award recognizes alumni of the California Agricultural Leadership Program for their leadership actions resulting in the betterment…
Judge Considering Merits of Beef Checkoff Lawsuit
…this week from attorneys representing R-CALF and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the Beef Checkoff program, according to Food Safety News. R-CALF alleges the Beef Checkoff is allowing the Montana…
Funding for Electric Projects in 31 States
…million for environmental improvements, and nearly $1.8 million for energy efficiency. The loans are being provided through the Electric Program of the Rural Utilities Service, the successor to the Rural…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…part of a biocontrol program to kill giant reed along Texas’ Rio Grande. The weed, also known as “carrizo cane” and “Spanish reed,” clogs streams and irrigation channels, weakens river…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…vital to slowing spread of HLB, Gottwald said. It has been proven in Brazil, he said, that removal plus vigilant treatment programs can keep infection rates below 3 percent. Grafton-Cardwell…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…pump and on their utility bills every year. The Rural Energy for America Program alone has helped roughly 15,000 rural small businesses, farmers and ranchers improve their bottom lines by…