The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to…
Bats Work the Night Shift in Pollination
Most people associate pollination with bees and birds but often forget the work of their furry colleagues: bats. Bats take the night shift, playing a major role in pollinating crops…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
…agriculture.” FSA County Committee members provide an important link between the local agricultural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to county committees help deliver FSA programs at the local…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 31
…USDA Week In Review, helping the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese ordering out for American food, and the truth about bats. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fas.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us…
USDA Announces $29 Million to Provide Housing for Farmworkers
…housing complex in Hendersonville, N.C. Since the complex opened in 1995, it is usually fully occupied. Sugarloaf has two day care facilities onsite, one of which is year-round, making it…
Fast Transmission of Curly Top Virus
…virus to plants quickly. UC Davis Plant Pathologist Dr. Bob Gilbertson says the insect only tastes the tomato plants before moving on, but that short contact is all it takes….
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…Collapse Disorder and the overall health of honey bees, and this funding will allow us to work with farmers and ranchers to apply that knowledge over a broader area.” An…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
…future,” said Vilsack. The secure website can be accessed via computer, smartphone or tablet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) also extended the opportunity for public comments on both the…
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
…government officials, agricultural representatives and citizens to discuss current issues of concern to California agriculture. This meeting will be streamed online at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/LiveMediaStream.html Follow the board on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/Cafood_agboard…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in San Joaquin County
…be found here: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/acp-qmaps The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus and curry tree nursery stock out of the quarantine area and requires that all citrus fruit be cleaned of…
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…reduced greenhouse gas emissions. CDFA will administer the program in two phases, beginning with Phase I, Dairy Digester Development and Phase II, Research. An estimated $11 million in competitive grant…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 24
…In Review, celebrating WIC’s 40th anniversary, helping pollinators thrive and survive, and using rain barrels to save water and money. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic www.flickr.com/usdagov www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm www.fas.usda.gov/…
Irrigation Trial Covered at Nut Conference
…The conference is hosted be West Coast Nut Grower Guide and is at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on Thursday, October 30. For more information head to their website at westcoastnutgrowers.com…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Santa Clara County
…Street; and on the east by Joseph D Grant County Park. A link to the quarantine map may be found here: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/acp-qmaps . The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus…