…your operation and what you would plant in any other year, absent any assistance from USDA. 2019 MFP assistance is based on a single county payment rate multiplied by a…
Industrial Hemp Grower Sees Crop as A Boom for California Agriculture
The first industrial hemp grower in Los Angeles County foresees the burgeoning industry as a big win for California farmers, despite the difficulties involved in getting a crop started. Donald…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-10-19
…on the list of affected products. We also highlight some interesting trends in vegetable production and the role of FSA county committees in program and office operations at the local…
AB 555 Has Legs and Needs Attention
…impacts this bill would have on their bottom line. Wolfe said the best way to start that process is to contact your local county farm bureau office. Listen to the…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-31-19
…really good places to grow grapes, but it’s not feasible. Also, the NASS released the state and county summaries from the 2017 census data and there are a few highlights…
Pierce’s Disease and GWSS: A Deadly Combo for Grapes
…followed by the death of all of the vines,” Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzalez said. Gonzalez held the same position in Ventura County prior to his current office. He…
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
…and just under 500,000 acres of rice. The top five counties in the state as it relates to overall farming acres were Kern, Fresno, Monterey, Tulare, and Merced. Fresno County…
Unseasonable Rains Contribute to Weed Control Issues
…are using buried drip,” said Lynn Sosnoskie, UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science Advisor in Merced County. “The cool temperatures and the wet soil are probably also going to impact crop…
Oriental Fruit Fly Eradicated From Sacramento and Yolo Counties
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, and the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office have eradicated…
Bee Safe Program Working in Tandem with BeeWhere Program
…together,” said Agricultural Integrated Pest Management Specialist with the Santa Barbara County Ag Commissioners Office Mel Graham. “[Bee Safe] is providing county ag commissioner staff with some training and some…
USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Marketing Assistance Loan Deadlines
…full payment. In circumstances where the county commodity price falls below the county loan rate, producers may repay loans at less than loan rate (principal) plus accrued interest and other…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, upland cotton, and wheat will receive a payment based on a single county rate multiplied by a farm’s total plantings to those crops…
Almond Matters: Ant Identification Critical to Management Approach
…David Haviland, Entomology Farm Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Kern County. “Then the other ant you want to be looking for is pavement ant. It’s more common in the…
Accident Spurs Lone Worker Protocol Thoughts
…event last week as one of their long-time employees died after an apparent ATV accident. “Sadly there was tragedy in Sonoma County…but what was so striking to me about this…