…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…
Shell Eggs: Daily California Eggs
…slow. Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other…
Daily California Eggs Report
…for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. RANGE JUMBO 181 EXTRA…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…citrus grove owned by John Gless was pushed out by bulldozers because Gless does not have the water needed to keep the trees alive. Gless, who grows citrus in Kern…
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….
Farmers Targeted in Phone Scam
…Service Agency does not call producers and ask for banking information. If you get this call, do not give the caller any information. Simply hang up. If you receive or…
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…
Daily California Eggs
…Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. RANGE JUMBO 181 EXTRA LARGE 175 LARGE 168 MEDIUM 155…
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…
Daily California Eggs
…per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. RANGE JUMBO 181 EXTRA LARGE 175 LARGE 168 MEDIUM 155 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market…
USDA Takes Steps to Stop PEDv, PDCoV
…state or federal authorities. While the PEDv does not pose a threat to human health or food safety, it is causing a tremendous hardship for American pork producers. It has…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA June 6
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.usda.gov/fedsfeedfamilies http://www.usda.gov/oce/ http://www.dm.usda.gov/employ/diversi……