…program restarts in October. Loans in the program are considered a “last resort” for farmers, but as the rural sector struggles with low commodity prices and mounting trade competition, farmers…
EPA Sets Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting on Glyphosate
…scheduled the meeting of a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act scientific advisory panel for October 18th through October 21st in Washington, D.C. The Federal Register notice mentions the conclusions…
First-Ever National Academy of Sciences Prize
…production. The prize may also be shared by one or more individuals for a collaborative accomplishment. Mid-career researchers at U.S. institutions may be nominated through October 3, 2016. For the…
NIFA Announces Funding
…natural dye for blue jeans. See more examples of SBIR-funded projects in the SBIR brochure (PDF) available on the NIFA website. Applications are due October 6. See the request for…
Agri View: Cotton Harvesting
…ruin its quality and reduce yield. Cotton is machine harvested in the U.S., beginning in July in south Texas and in October in more northern areas of the Belt. Stripper…
Citrus Forecast has Slight Changes
…Citrus Forecast-Forecast Components form (.pdf) Producers, MARK YOUR CALENDARS. The initial crop forecast for the 2016-17 season will be issued on Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time….
USDA Sets 2015 PLC Wheat, Oats Payment Rates
…October first. That’s becase the program provisions say that payments on 2015 PLC or Ag Risk Coverage programs cannot be made until after October 1st, 2016, or when the final…
Agri View: New Nut Champion
…marketing season for pecans is from the beginning of October to the end of March. However, growers have been able to extend the marketing season by using proper storage methods,…
Organic Certification Assistance Available
…Share funds are available to any eligible organic operation in California that has received or renewed organic certification between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. The SOP administers the…
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
…pay $34,320 in civil penalties, and has corrected all the identified compliance issues. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation inspected the facility in October 2013. Based on evidence collected during…
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…available at http://www.strongruralamerica.com/challenge/challenge-application/. The top 10 teams will be announced in October in Washington, D.C. The top teams include six semi-finalist teams who will each receive $10,000 and four teams…
NPPC President Weber Talks Exports, TPP on Capital Hill
…“and NPPC strongly supports its passage and implementation.” Weber The TPP, negotiations on which were initiated in late 2008 and concluded last October, is a regional trade deal that includes…
Licensing, Certification and Continuing Education Renewal
…renewed in early December so that you can register with the County Agricultural Commissioner office prior to the New Year, please submit your application before October. Note that processing time…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…in late 2008 and concluded last October, is a regional trade agreement that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and…