Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill,…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
…testing at sale yards and reduced slaughter surveillance. California maintained a BRT program through July 2014, testing milk samples from all commercial dairies twice a year. It has been over…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…harvested acreage of tomatoes is 288,000 acres, a 12.5 percent increase from 2013. The shipping reports published by the Processing Tomato Advisory Board show that shipments through August 23, 2014…
Reset Spraying Regime Producing Results
Huanglongbing disease has yet to cause significant losses here in California, however in Florida it has destroyed entire groves. At the 2014 Citrus Expo, growers talked about systems that have…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss climate change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 in Sacramento….
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
…Development Foundation Dr. Harold Browning was at the 2014 Citrus Expo in Florida and said a portion of the funding for research is being used to fully integrate the insect…
Resources Not a Limiting Factor in HLB Fight
…spent in the fight against Huanglongbing disease at the 2014 Citrus Expo in Florida. Dr. Browning and other growers presenting at the expo had a positive message to the crowd,…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
…period. The review period begins Monday, August 25, 2014 and ends on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. During this period, the Department will hold five public meetings in San Diego, Los…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
…U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in December 2013. In April 2014, APHIS and AQSIQ officials met to discuss a proposed work plan that included protocols to effectively reduce…
Almond Board Presents New Almonds Website
…with upgrades. She tells us there were a couple of reasons for the new site. To see the website, visit www.almonds.com To register for the 2014 Almond Conference, visit www.almondconference.com…
All Mushroom Sales Approach $1.12 Billion in Value
USDA/NASS reports sales of the 2013-2014 United States mushroom crop totaled 900 million pounds, up 1 percent from last season. Value of sales for the 2013-2014 United States mushroom crop…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting
The University of California Cooperative Extension’s Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor, Surendra Dara is hosting his Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting on Tuesday September 23rd, 2014 from 8:00 am to…
HLB Funding Showing Results
California citrus growers are staying in the loop when it comes to how Florida’s citrus industry is dealing with Huanglongbing. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman was at the 2014 Citrus Expo…
All Eyes on Florida Citrus
What’s ahead for the nation’s citrus industry, especially when it comes to the Florida – where the majority of our orange juice comes from? With the July 2014 final USDA…