…Farm Bill, which authorized USDA to create the new conservation program. “This is an entirely new approach to conservation,” said Vilsack. “We’re giving private companies, local communities, and other non-government…
Agribusiness Export Training Seminars
…locations: Monday, June 9 – Ceres (Ceres Community Center, 2701 4th Street, Ceres, CA) Tuesday, June 10 – Dinuba (199 N. L Street, Dinuba, CA) Wednesday, June 11 – Wasco…
Groundwater Discussions at CDFA Meeting
…Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 ‘N’ Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814. “Groundwater, especially in times of drought, is critically important to California and the long-term viability of…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA May 23
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.fs.fed.us/ http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/ http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Home.html…
Huanglongbing Disease Looming Over California
…Looming Over California Huanglongbing disease is spreading fast in Mexico, but as CDFA Citrus Program Manager, Victoria Hornbaker explains, there is a buffer-zone system in place along our borders. …
Proposed Expansion of the Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County
Light Brown Apple Moth Effective May 21, 2014, the Department is expanding the Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
…firelines safely. Climate change, pests and disease, and suburban sprawl have combined to portend more severe wildfire seasons in recent years. Over the last three decades, fire season lengths have…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Recent Trade Breakthroughs with Mexico
…U.S. beef and beef product exports by $50 million. At the forum, Vilsack joined Martínez and Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Gerry Ritz, for a panel discussion entitled: Integration…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
…a double-cropping region as designated by the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation. For additional information on fruit, vegetable and wild rice rules, visit www.fsa.usda.gov or contact your local USDA Service Center….
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA May 16
…at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information and to tune in to the USDA “live” Bee Cam: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/n… http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u……
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…development and productivity of any honeybee colony. Populations of honeybees, native bees and other pollinators like birds, butterflies, beetles and bats have declined due to habitat loss, disease, adverse weather,…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…personnel from ten Department agencies (Agricultural Research Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm Services Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Economic Research Service,…
A Reminder for All California Farmers and Ranchers
…for an Emergency loan extends to September 15, 2014. “California farmers and ranchers have felt tremendous impacts from drought this season, with severe limitations on water supplies,” said FSA State…
California Women for Agriculture Take on Sacramento
…of elected officials in Sacramento. Attendees gathered talking points and discussed the merits of each bill individually including: SB 1381 (Evans), AB 2033 (Salas), SB 935 (Leno), SB 1410 (Wolk/Nielsen),…