…Farm Service Agency (FSA) employees have worked exceptionally hard over the past two months to ensure eligible farmers and ranchers would be able to enroll to receive disaster relief on…
Researchers Excited About Biochar Possibilities
Researchers believe the benefits of biochar as a soil additive will be extremely beneficial to California and it’s environmental issues. A Researcher we talked to was able to do an…
USDA Provides Farm Bill Funding for Pest and Disease Management Programs
…well as Guam and Puerto Rico. The projects approved for allocation will help states and other partners continue providing and strengthening protections against agricultural threats and could also allow the…
Small Wind Turbine Standards Created
In the U.S. the Small Wind Turbine Industry created a standard under the American Wind Energy Association on small wind turbine performance and safety called AWEA 9.1. Managing Director at…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…agency is working diligently to implement the Farm Bill’s new provisions quickly and effectively.” With 12 titles and over 450 provisions, the Farm Bill drives food, farm, conservation, trade, research,…
Congressmen Hold Live Q & A on Facebook
Congressman Jim Costa joined other congressmen from around the United States in a live Q & A on the Facebook page for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman…
Numbers Support Increased Delta Pumping
Friant Water Authority says the numbers show that Delta environmental pumping restriction numbers are far below the allowed percentage. Although a long-term fix such as added water storage is needed,…
Vilsack Comments on Our Nation’s Wilderness: Yours to Enjoy and Protect
…Lady’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative. Wilderness areas—located in all but six of our 50 states and enjoyed by more than 12 million Americans every year—offer the opportunity to hike, backpack,…
New Report Says PEDv Will Cause “Significant Shortfall”
Rabobank has published a new report on the impact of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) on the North American herd, forecasting significant impacts on production and slaughter through 2015,…
NCBA Concerned with EPA Water Proposal
Ashley Lyon, NCBA Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers proposed an expansion of their federal authority over “waters of the United States.” The National Cattlemen’s…
Vilsack on EPA Proposed Clean Water Act Clarifications
…Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides comments on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corp of Engineers concerning their proposed Clean Water Act clarifications.Vilsack on EPA Proposal…
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation’s Streams and Wetlands
The following is a a news release from the Environmental Protection Agency: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) jointly released…
Change in Policy on Fumigant Puts Farmers in Bind
New restrictions have been placed on an important crop protection tool used on more than 40 different California fruit, vegetable, tree and vine crops. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
Lucas: Borlaug’s Legacy
…starvation. He is the only American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Medal of Science. Click here to…
