…from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2013 through May 31, 2014 for the United States were 3.76 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…the December 1 stocks, 56 percent below May 1, 2013 and is a record low. Nevada hay stocks were estimated at 45,000 tons, a decrease of 68 percent from a…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally-adjusted average rate for the period October 2013 through December 2013, the most recent three months for which data are available. Today’s announced…
USDA Announces First HLB Funding Allocations, Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee
…citrus greening. This action is the first designation of funds by the Huanglongbing Multi-agency Coordination Group (HLB MAC Group) since it was established by Vilsack in December. “Citrus greening poses…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…waiver will enable these urgently needed actions to take place quickly and will remain in place through the end of 2014. Last December, the Governor formed a Drought Task Force…
Almond Board: Preparing for This Year’s Conference
The Almond Board is already preparing for this year’s Almond Conference, scheduled for December 9-10, 2014 in Sacramento, CA. Jenny Nicolau, Senior Specialist for the Almond Board, shares a little…
Millions of Americans Are Still at Risk
…the bill. On December 11, 2013, Sen. Joe Donnelly introduced S. 1802, the Public Power Risk Management Act. It has bipartisan support with 13 original cosponsors. The U.S. Senate has…
Ruling in CA Water Case
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in the appeal taken from the District Court’s judgment that the December 2008 biological opinion on…
Crop Progress Around the State
…Kiwi plantings were showing bud break. Navel orange, Murcott tangerine, grapefruit, lemon and Minneola tangelo harvests continued. Valencia orange harvest was underway in a few locations. Sampling for freeze damage…
Much of the Nation in the Deep Freeze Again
…that this week much of the nation east of the Rockies is in the deep freeze again, with some agricultural repercussions. Much of the Nation in the Deep Freeze Again…
One, Two Punch Now Triple Threat for Citrus
Les Wright Fresno County Ag Commissioner The one, two punch for citrus growers in Central California is now a triple threat: Asian citrus psyllid, December’s freeze and now zero water…
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
…service announcements encouraging residents to conserve and has resources available in Spanish. Last December, the Governor formed a Drought Task Force to review expected water allocations and California’s preparedness for…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…announcements encouraging residents to conserve and has resources available in Spanish. Last December, the Governor formed a Drought Task Force to review expected water allocations and California’s preparedness for water…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…in “reverse flows” of water between -1,250 and -5,000 cubic-feet-per-second is permitted for the Old and Middle Rivers between December and June. This “reverse flow” occurs when the state and…