…School is a remarkable example of that. As school closes out for the year, we’ve updated our Farm to School Census and found that 44% of school districts surveyed are…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) earlier this year, the work in the Klamath Basin was done through the EWP program due to urgency of the situation and the threat to lives…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…education and extension programs, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which administers the Citrus Disease Research and Education Program, focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues…
Broiler Hatchery Report
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 7, 2014,…
Two CA Water Districts to Benefit from Grants
…Banking Program comes from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and will allow the Fresno Irrigation District to develop a new 60-acre groundwater recharge basin as part of the District’s Southwest…
California in HLB Eradication Mode
…against the disease than others. Citrus Program Manager for the CDFA, Victoria Hornbaker, says grower and residential cooperation is crucial as they are the first set of eyes in avoiding…
Quarantines Aim to Assist Commerce
…The CDFA immediately saw a problem when several mandarin-only packinghouses halted production. CDFA Environmental Program Manager Nawal Sharma said their goal is to help commerce survive during these environmental restrictions….
Funding Boost for Groundwater Banking Program
A groundwater banking program in Central California gets a $1 million boost in funding. Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) has announced $1 million in WaterSMART grants for the Southwest Groundwater Banking…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…National Cotton Council’s (NCC) Multi-Commodity Education Program (MCEP). Launched in 2006, the MCEP is coordinated by NCC’s Member Services and local leaders and organizations. The program is supported by The…
Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers
…in the program’s participating apparel brands, retailers and manufacturers. Bill Norman, Vice President of Technical Services for the National Cotton Council, offers an update on the program and its activities….
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…as London rocket. Sweep surveys produced variable counts, 5-7 adult BLH per 10 sweeps up to 20 adult BLH per 10 sweeps. Approximately 10% of those were 3rd and 4th…
Weekly Cotton Market Review
Spot cotton quotations averaged 66 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton in the seven…
Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
…decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are about 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving…
Marketing Funding Key to Sustainability
The Almond Board of California’s sustainability program is focusing on telling their story about the industries water consumption. That wouldn’t be possible without significant funding. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has…
