Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a grower forum and information on whether to use irrigation for freeze protection. Want to learn more?…
ACP Quarantine in Madera County
…it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County. This plant disease does not affect…
California Always Close to Drought Conditions
California will always be just a year or two away from a drought with its current water management. CA Always Close to Drought Conditions Any system can use improvements, and…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…health.” NRCS is coordinating activities to mark USDA’s involvement in the International Year of Soils. Nearly 80 years ago, NRCS, formerly the Soil Conservation Service, was created to improve the…
Western View: Your Phone is Your Partner
…spray logs with GPS location information and integrated weather data. Farmlogs is a complete farm management system which can be used from your phone, tablet or computer. It’s cloud based,…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine In Riverside County
…(CDFA) are working collaboratively on this project. The 83-square mile quarantine is centered over Perris. It is bordered on the north by Oleander Avenue, on the south by Rouse Road,…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…fertilizers in agriculture. New this year is a call for integrating different aspects of nutrient management, including fertigation, irrigation, crop development and soil fertility into easy-to-use decision making tools and…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…sugar forfeitures. USDA’s Dec. 10, 2014, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that domestic fiscal year 2015 ending sugar stocks are unlikely to lead to forfeitures. USDA…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…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, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill….
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review December 19
…and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, 2014 in review with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.. For more information go to: www.usda.gov…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…along once a month, or even once a year. “Participation is important because this census is a unique opportunity to provide information that will be used by policymakers, organizations and…
USDA to Gauge Farmland Ownership and Farm Economics
…their questionnaires.” In addition to accurate data, NASS is strongly committed to confidentiality. Information provided by respondents is confidential by law. The agency safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring…
USDA Improves Forest Health by Harvesting Biomass for Energy
…rural-made 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. Visit www.fsa.usda.gov/bcap or contact a local…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…said. But even in drier years, Cooper said wheat is still “a fairly modest investment” that farmers can make if they have ground they want to plant. Wheat is good…