…Department received a petition from California Dairies Inc. on June 17, 2014 proposing changes to the Class 4a pricing formula. The petition is posted on the hearing matrix at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dairy/uploader/postings/petitions/…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA June 13
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For morer information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/us… http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Home.html http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/portal/.. http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…
California Wheat Farmer Installed as USW Chairman
…producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and through cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit www.uswheat.org or contact your state wheat commission….
Citrus Crop Forecast Has No Changes for California
…(.pdf) The final USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast for this season is scheduled for Friday July 11, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (PT) and will be carried “live” here on AgNet West.com….
Proposed Expansion of the Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary
…boundary can be found at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html#southern, Grids 469 and 470. The quarantine boundary is being expanded because additional light brown apple moths were detected near the expansion area. The quarantine…
Tulare ACP Citrus Quarantine Expands, More Could Come
The citrus quarantine area in Tulare County has grown once again, following the discovery of two more Asian citrus psyllids. The CDFA says there could be another expansion to come….
Funding Boost for Groundwater Banking Program
…Program. The funding, which comes from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, will allow the Fresno Irrigation District (FID) to develop a new 60 acre groundwater recharge basin as part of…
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…National Cotton Council’s (NCC) Multi-Commodity Education Program (MCEP). Launched in 2006, the MCEP is coordinated by NCC’s Member Services and local leaders and organizations. The program is supported by The…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA June 6
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.usda.gov/fedsfeedfamilies http://www.usda.gov/oce/ http://www.dm.usda.gov/employ/diversi……
Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins Sunday, June 15, 2014. “County committees…
Marketing Funding Key to Sustainability
…efficient with water use as compared to 20 years ago, creating a trickle down affect. To learn more about the Almond boards sustainability program, head to their website at almonds.com…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…federal funding to help communities in California modernize their water infrastructure and more efficiently use scarce water resources. “San Joaquin Valley growers are national leaders in water conservation because they…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…$26.2 million in funding to combat these diseases. Additionally, USDA issued a Federal Order requiring the reporting of new detections of these viruses to its Animal and Plant Health Inspection…