…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…
California Gets $22 Million from USDA for Conservation Programs
…and related sectors of the economy. “Conservation easements help farmers and ranchers protect valuable agricultural lands from development, restore lands that are best suited for grazing, and return wetlands to…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…recreation and related sectors of the economy. “Conservation easements help farmers and ranchers protect valuable agricultural lands from development, restore lands that are best suited for grazing, and return wetlands…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Producers forced to liquidate their livestock may also…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…the Livestock Gross Margin program may register for the Margin Protection Program, but the new margin program will only begin once their Livestock Gross Margin coverage has ended. The Margin…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
From Dr. Annette Jones, D.V.M., State Veterinarian and Director The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has cooperated with the livestock industry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…fencing and the rotational grazing, we seem to be doing OK through this drought period.” Ken Tate, a plant sciences professor and a Cooperative Extension rangeland watershed specialist, recently surveyed…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…chopped. Sudan grass and Bermuda grass were harvested. Livestock Bees continued to work sunflower, melon and squash fields. Range and pasture quality declined as the drought continued. Sheep and cattle…
AFIA Submits Comments on LEAP Draft Guidelines
The American Feed Industry Association recently submitted comments regarding the Livestock Environmental Assessment Performance draft guidelines. Specifically, the comments submitted to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…disbursed through the Livestock Indemnity Program, Livestock Forage Disaster Program, and Tree Assistance Program. The 2014 Farm Bill established new risk management programs for producers, some of which USDA is…
As Trade Mission to Mexico Ends, Collaborative Efforts Will Continue
…California. By working with our government colleagues in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) and with agricultural businesses on both sides of the border –…
California and Mexico – a Win-Win Relationship
…our meeting with Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) we discussed the great opportunities for cooperation between our two markets that can have long lasting…