…we have to deal with penicillium blue and green mold in the post-harvest environment,” said Mary Lu Arpaia, a Subtropical Horticulturist for UC Cooperative Extension, who served as the moderator…
Coalition Works to Expand Rural Broadband
…Broadband Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, CoBank, and the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation. Farm Foundation President and CEO Constance Cullman says: “Actions needed to improve e-connectivity vary…
Plan Your Ultimate Flower and Veggie Garden
…soil sample kit and turn it in to your local Cooperative Extension Office for recommendations on the right mix of organic matter. Good luck, and good planting. I’m Cathy Isom……
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Announces Farm Bill Priorities
…efforts to increase FINI funding levels. Continue strong funding of Specialty Crop Block Grants. One of the key aspects of the last two farm bills was the extension of the…
Grower Input Needed for Vole Management Tool
…to pursue registration for this product,” said Roger Baldwin, Cooperative Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis, and one of the lead…
Farm Groups Want Farm Bill to Address Farmer Suicides
…to provide grants to extension services and nonprofit organizations that offer stress assistance programs. However, the network has never received funding from Congress. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Snow Level Still Below Average Despite Late Winter Storms
…The survey performed by the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program demonstrated improvement from the previous snow survey, but the statewide total remains only 52 percent of the average. “These snowpack…
Livestock Waiver for ELD Mandate Extended with Omnibus Bill
…March 23 and prohibits funding to enact the regulation that requires livestock haulers to comply with the ELD mandate. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) provided another 90-day extension…
USDA Announces $8.4 Million to Support Veterans and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
…of higher education; American Indian tribal community colleges or Alaska Native cooperative colleges; Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education; other higher education institutions; Indian Tribes or national tribal organizations. Eligible entities…
Omnibus Bill Includes Several Ag Provisions
…after livestock haulers were granted another waiver extension to the law recently. Also included is a solution to address the U.S. Forest Service budget for wildfire suppression, extension of current…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…aspects of fire season, such as decision-making and cost drivers, that led to the expenditures. The omnibus includes a 2-year extension of Secure Rural Schools, providing provide rural counties approximately…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…Bill March 23, 2018 Screenshot/YouTube The omnibus amends the cooperative tax deduction (Section 199A) to restore balance to commodity markets and re-establish fairness between cooperative and non-cooperative farmers. It also…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support to Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations
…Funding is made through NIFA’s Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP). The VSGP is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students,…
Trump Administration Formally Requests Fast-Track Extension
President Trump formally requested a three-year extension of trade promotion authority on Tuesday. Politico says the trade promotion authority allows the president to negotiate free trade agreements that he can…