…minimal set and record-low yields. Many growers reported crop failures and chose not to harvest. United States sweet cherry production is forecast at 326,240 tons, down 2 percent from 2013….
USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. The Deputy Secretary made these announcements at…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information,…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…required and workshop location. Upon confirmation of registration further details will be provided. Modesto – June 18, 2014 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Stanislaus County Agricultural Center Harvest Hall, Room G…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. Through federal funding and leadership for research,…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…of June, includes the following commodities: Wheat – California’s 2014 Durum wheat harvested acreage is estimated at 55,000 acres. The yield is forecast at 3.00 tons per acre resulting in…
Weekly Crop Update
…was increasing in size. Cherry harvest was slowing. Apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums were harvested. In nut crops: Almond growers were preparing to apply hull split sprays. Hull split is…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…Harvest Moon Brewery in Belt. The 25th will be spent in Great Falls with visits to the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee, the Montana State Grain Lab for a look…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more…
Key Agriculture Componet Added to Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…of Food and Agriculture; the State Transportation Agency; the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; the Labor and Workforce Development Agency; the Health and Human Services Agency; and the Governor’s…
Crop Progress for June 4
…and spider mites. Oat hay harvest continued throughout the state. Rice fields are flooded and rice is emerging. Barley and wheat harvest is underway. FRUIT CROPS Grape bunches continued to…
USDA Selects 2014 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
…the Department of Education, Housing and Urban Development, and the National Science Foundation. The Science Fellows collaborate with leading scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service–one of the world’s premier scientific…
2014 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
…is estimated at 49,000. Dried plum trees were pulled after the 2013 harvest, reducing acreage by 2 percent for the 2014 season. The French prune variety accounts for virtually all…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities…