…disaster assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses suffered from Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2013. The program, re-authorized by the…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…the land, such as raising livestock and growing hay. The carbon storage benefits of this avoided conversion of grasslands are quantified, verified, and formally registered resulting in carbon credits. The…
USDA Seeks Input on New Beef Promotion Order
…www.regulations.gov or sent to Beef Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Research and Promotion Division, Room 2096-S; Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program; AMS, USDA, STOP 0249; 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.; Washington,…
Ranching and California’s Drought Workshop and Webcast
…California’s ranchers are coping with the drought, new feeding strategies for livestock, the weather forecast for the upcoming forage growing season and much more. The webcast is free and refreshments…
Merced County Farm Bureau Hosting the 3rd Annual FARM2U Day
…works within the food supply chain or with natural resources. Specific topics will include: water, plant production, livestock production, processing, nutrition and safety. For some of these students in attendance…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…Maui Acquaponics Workers Cooperative, the Palili ‘O Kohala Cooperative, the Ka’u Coffee Growers Cooperative and the Molokai Livestock Cooperative. Louisiana Coastal Communities Consulting, Inc. – $200,000 grant; To provide legal…
Nation’s Ag Co-ops Set Record for Annual Sales and Income
…crop production and livestock sales both increased 6 percent in 2013, while production input (farm supply) sales increased 2 percent. “These sales and net income records for ag cooperatives, combined…
2014 Grant Awards to Support Farmers Markets, Local Food and Organic Production
…Alonzo also discusses USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grants that aim to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers. AMS Administrator Anne Alonzo To learn…
Deadlines Approching for Disaster Programs
…Producers Deadline September 30th is an important deadline for eligible livestock producers to sign up for a USDA Farm Bill livestock disaster program and receive full payment. Livestock Producers Deadline…
Red Meat Production Down 10 Percent From Last Year
…year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. The full USDA Livestock Slaughter Report, with…
California Crop Weather
…daily. In San Mateo County, pumpkins were harvested and the pea harvest wrapped up. Livestock Very poor range conditions and lack of water continued to plague livestock producers. Range cattle…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…several days or more to complete, producers are encouraged to begin the application process as soon as possible. The Livestock Forage Disaster Program compensates eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing…
USDA: 2013 Potato Production Down 6 Percent
…Sales for livestock feed, at 1.25 million cwt, decreased significantly from 2012. Potatoes used for chips and shoestrings totaled 60.2 million cwt in 2013, up 2 percent from the previous…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…deer conservation efforts, and the First Nations Development Institute will receive almost $69,000 to develop a conservation planning process, led by Navajo livestock producers on the Navajo Reservation. Seven of…