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.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/n… http://www.nifa.usda.gov/…
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
…interested in signing up must do so before the Aug. 29, 2014, deadline. For more information on the 2012 SURE program, visit any USDA Service Center or online at www.fsa.usda.gov/sure….
Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…Sanctions” in the Frequently Asked Questions section of its public website. RMA will add information to this section when it determines that rebating violations have occurred. TITLE XII – Miscellaneous…
On Pesticide Report, Ag Commissioners Hoped for Something Better Researched
…Ag Commissioner Erik Lauritzen, who said ag commissioners across the state had hoped for something better researched. Monterey County Ag Commissioner Eric Lauritzen For more on this, please CLICK HERE….
NASS on Data Collection in California
…you into how our ag statistics work. USDA NASS Branch Chief Lance Honig discusses the use of information from California agriculture commissioners. Sabrina Hill has more. Honing on Information Gathering…
Ag Commissioner Speaks Out on Pesticide Report
…Eric Lauritzen has faced some harsh media stories after a report on pesticide use near schools in 15 counties in California. His county was one studied in the pesticide report….
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…business owners. Cozy Acres Greenhouse in North Yarmouth, Maine, used a $48,750 REAP grant to help offset the cost of installing a solar and geothermal system in new greenhouses. Owners…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA May 2
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.nass.usda.gov/ http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm http://www.ers.usda.gov/…
AgNeTVideo: Fresno County Ag Commissioner on Pesticides Near Schools
Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright reassures parents on agricultural pesticide use near schools. For more from Wright on the pesticide report, click here….
9 California Counties Make Top 10 List for Ag Sales in the U.S.
…those in 23 states. Of the top 10 counties in the U.S. in terms of sales, all but one is in California. After Fresno County, the top 10 U.S. counties…
Statement from Ag Sec. Vilsack on Updated 2012 Census of Agriculture Data
…a whole. 70% of all farms in the U.S. had internet access in 2012, up from 56.5% in 2007, but there is more work to be done to expand internet…
New Report on Pesticide Use Gets Response From Agriculture
…in the report. Report on Pesticide Use Response From Agriculture To view the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) webpage, please CLICK HERE. For the full report, please CLICK HERE….
Funding For California Citrus Research Project
…has made its way into 12 counties here in California. The most recent county in which the psyllid was found is San Luis Obispo. The disease it can spread, Huanglongbing…
Full Interview: California Citrus Research Project Gets Funding
Ken Keck, CRB Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. The project is the use of a bio-control…