…programs, Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill, legislation that ended direct payments. Both…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…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. SNAP – the nation’s…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
Light Brown Apple Moth Effective September 26, 2014, the Department is adding the San Joaquin County Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html. The…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 26
…Review, job training youth for a brighter future, helping maintain America’s public lands and breaking ground on a solar farm. For more information go to: www.usda.gov http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/job-corps/ www.flickr.com/usdagov http://www.fs.fed.us/ http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/national-pu……
CDFA to Initiate Second Round of Funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
…County Ag Commissioner Office Auditorium 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Sacramento – October 13, 2014 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM California Department of Food and Agriculture Auditorium…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…manage risk.” The new programs, Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill, legislation that…
Almond Board: Silent Auction Donations Being Accepted
…held Dec. 9–11 at the Sacramento Convention Center, please contact Rebecca Bailey at the Almond Board or call 209-343-3245. – See more at: http://www.almonds.com/newsletters/outlook/ffa-students-go-college-scholarships-silent-auction-almond-conference?from-section=2881#sthash.cw6tFH4C.dpuf Almond Board-Silent Auction Donations Being Accepted…
USDA to Collect Data on Chemicals Applied to Vegetables
…and safety of agriculture producers, workers and consumers alike.” NASS representatives from the California Field Office will collect data for 24 target crops, including asparagus, tomatoes, onions, broccoli, melons, strawberries…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…losses due to drought or fire between Oct. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2014. Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas,…
What’s Plantable?
…iPad and iPod. Available online at http://plantable.org, this resource gives consumers a swipable menu of DIY projects like “The Incredible, Edible Patio Garden” and “House Plants that Clean the Air,”…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 19
…conservation ideas, helping SNAP recipients find jobs and earn more money, and learning how healthy soils handle rain and runoff. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov https://plus.google.com/+UsdaGov/posts…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing…
California’s Fertilizer Research Conference Comes to Modesto October 29-30, 2014
…geared towards a wide range of agriculturalists, including agricultural supply and service consultants, growers, university extension specialists, certified crop advisers, and local, state and national governmental agency personnel. Presenters from…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…with the goal of wide-scale adoption to address water quality and quantity, air quality, energy conservation, and environmental markets, among other natural resource issues. For a full list of national…