…activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Western snow pack less than needed Saving bees and other pollinators Expanding trade for American farmers. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/u… http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/06/18/its… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/u……
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…conservation practices and policy changes agreed upon by the Bi-State Local Area Working Group in its action plan. The announcement comes at the conclusion of an extended public comment period…
Public Needed in HLB Prevention
…Public Needed in HLB Prevention In order for agencies like the CDFA to help create an effective management system against HLB and the Asian citrus psyllid they need your help….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one psyllid west of Exeter near the community of Farmersville in Tulare County. This brings the total quarantine area in Tulare…
Petition for Class 4a Hearing Received
…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/…
Revised Quarantine Rules for Mandarins
…Taylor Hillman has the story. New mandarin federal order The CDFA and the USDA helped change mandarin regulations under Asian citrus psyllid quarantines. CDFA Environmental Program Manager Nawal Sharma said…
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….
Quarantines Aim to Assist Commerce
A May 21 federal order reversed some restrictions on citrus inside of an Asian citrus psyllid quarantine zone. Taylor Hillman has more about the point of the quarantine zones. New…
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…