…other agencies oversee. Wenger noted that Perdue mentioned a proposed H-2C visa program, contained in a congressional bill, that would replace the existing H-2A agricultural immigration program. Perdue praised recent…
California Cotton Primed for Success in 2018
…year’s crop. “The quality is really good,” Isom said. “Talking to several of the gins, the harvest is actually coming along pretty quickly.” A report from USDA shows about 65…
USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands
…of their land.” The 2014 Farm Bill created ACEP, merging together several easement programs into one. Last year alone, the program has protected nearly 300,000 acres through easements. Wetland Reserve…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Programs to Increase Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Stewardship of Three Crops
…Program supports the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems. The Supplemental and Alternative Crops Grants Program supports the development of canola as a viable supplemental and alternative…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…dry it (see persimmon flyers). Consumers who like persimmons won’t have to wait until harvest season to enjoy them, according to Breksa. They can buy extra fresh fruit when it’s…
McKinney Visit to India Good for U.S. Pork
…get U.S. pork into India by eliminating the country’s non-scientific trade barriers. India benefits from the Generalized System of Preferences, a U.S. preferential trade program providing duty-free access to countries…
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…the mechanized agriculture program and James Moller. The donation was made in memory of Moller’s father, Leonard Moller, who owned and operated the Acme Machine Shop in Fresno until 1973….
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…an older treatment for pests. The Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) program is helping to discover and implement practical and safer pest management alternatives. Projects may focus on integrated research and…
Perdue Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
…website, including a link to the Hass Avocado Board roster under the heading Organizational Structure. More information about research and promotion programs is available on the Research and Promotion Programs…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
…year when comparing the H2A program to the Bracero program in the 1940’s. He continued that message this year as he showed attendees that H2A program usage continues to grow….
Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…says Illinois Corn Growers president Justin Durdan. The November 9th crop production report puts corn harvest yield at 175.4 bushels per acre. If realized, that number would be a record….
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…the current H-2A guestworker program with an H-2C program that would be administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. The bill was introduced on October 2 by House Judiciary Committee…
PBW Program Highlights Pest Pressure in Cotton
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has recently released their final report on the Pink Bollworm (PBW) Program for the San Joaquin Valley. The program also monitors the presence…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…we track. The historical average for those reservoirs is 21.7 million acre-feet, so we were 120 percent of the historical average.” Andrea Bair, National Weather Service climate services program manager,…