WASHINGTON, May 5, 2014 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that sign-up begins today for 2012 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE)…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…2014 the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced the 2014 funding for FMD, with 22 trade organizations receiving $24.6 million. TITLE IV – Nutrition Programs Multiagency Taskforce on Commodity Programs: On…
EPA Administrator Discusses CA Nitrate Regulations
Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator AgNet West owner Gary Cooper is in Washington DC this week, talking with leaders on the national level about agriculture. He heard from Environmental Protection Agency…
Ag Commissioner Speaks Out on Pesticide Report
…for the full interview Click here for more with Lauritzen. To view the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) webpage, please click here.. For the full report, please click here…..
White House Report on Immigration Reform
…state’s $33.9 billion industry. President of the United Farm Workers Arturo Rodriguez says state lawmakers need to all be on the same page. Arturo Rodriguez on immigration reform For more…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…project type) is available on page 25564 of the May 5, 2014 Federal Register. President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural…
Market Round-up for Corn, Cattle, Hogs and Milk
…4.94. The lower trade reflected ideas that US farmers will have a window of opportunity this week to make decent progress on seeding corn. The market shrugged off a USDA…
New Report on Pesticide Use Gets Response From Agriculture
…in the report. Report on Pesticide Use Response From Agriculture To view the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) webpage, please CLICK HERE. For the full report, please CLICK HERE….
Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry
…industry. Together, they highlighted issues, such as regulatory burdens, feed costs, drought, animal disease, and trade, that are impacting this sector of the agricultural economy. Rick Crawford “Today’s hearing offered…
USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers
…USDA tools and resources available to small and mid-sized farmers, including information about today’s announcement, is available on USDA’s Small and Mid-Sized Farmer Resources webpage. Efforts announced by the Secretary…
TPP Talks-Where the U.S. and Japan Stand
What is the latest status between the US and Japan to reach agreement on issues to move the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement forward? Rod Bain has the report. TPP Talks-Where…
FSA Looks at the Modern Delivery Service Center
If you deal with the local USDA Farm Service Agency, you may see changes in its shape and service in the future. Rod Bain reports. FSA Looks at the Modern…
Meeting to Focus on Future of CA Ag
…Beachy and Josette Lewis, UC Davis World Food Center; Lance Donny, OnFarm; Helene Dillard, Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis; Chuck Nichols, Nichols Farms; Dave…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…of any contract entered into pursuant to these directives. 19. For several actions called for in this proclamation, environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality Act is suspended to…
