…partners back in 2014. Monarch numbers in California have dropped from 1.2 million to less than 30,000 between 1997 and 2019. As a candidate species for protection under ESA, monarch…
Keeping Spotted Lanternfly Out of California
Growers remain hopeful that California will be able to prevent spotted lanternfly from establishing itself in the state. After being found in Pennsylvania in 2014 the pest has proved to…
Dairy Margin Coverage Applications Well Below Average
…the 2018 Farm Bill. “As you know it is a program that is the improved version of the Margin Protection Program from the 2014 Farm Bill. Congress listened to the…
2020 Predicted To Be Highest Net Farm Income Since 2013
…year came in 2013 when it was $123.8 billion. The numbers can be somewhat surprising given the challenges agriculture has faced in 2020. USDA-ERS reports that direct government farm payments…
Beet Curly Top Virus in Tomatoes Somewhat Manageable in 2020
…economic damage,” Turini noted. “But while there could have been some economic damage, it wasn’t something catastrophic like we had seen a few years ago in 2013 when there were…
Who’s Going to Be the Next Agriculture Secretary?
…Karen Ross, and former deputy agriculture secretary Kathleen Merrigan. One of the frontrunners for the position, however, is former Senator Heidi Heitkamp from North Dakota. Heitkamp served from 2013 to…
Almond Update: Almond Achievement Award Nomination an Easy Process
…Jim Jasper – Stewart and Jasper 2014 – Dave Baker – Blue Diamond Growers 2013 – Martin Pohl – Hughson Nut 2012 – Joe Macllvaine – Paramount 2011 – Ned…
The Western View: Honors to A Farmer With A World-Changing Invention
…on previously marginal land. By 2013, center pivots irrigated nearly 28 million acres on 57,000 U.S. farms. The National Inventors Hall of Fame® inducts this world-changing farmer into their Hall…
WIFIA Improvement Act Looks to Assist Public Water Projects
…Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014. The amendments would make water projects eligible for low-interest federal loans from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “The Association of California Water Agencies…
California Navel Orange Initial Forecast Positive For 2020
…boxes. The projections have also been way over on the numbers. During the 2013-2014 season, the objective measurement forecast 85 million boxes, and the season finished at just 74 million…
Project Applications Being Accepted for National RCPP
…August 27, and September 10. USDA will be accepting proposals through the RCPP portal until Wednesday, November 4. Since being authorized through the 2014 Farm Bill, RCPP projects have provided…
USDA Makes $15 Million Available for Farming Assistance Program
…The program is also intended to help increase the participation of underserved communities in USDA programs and services. The 2014 Farm Bill expanded the 2501 Program to include veterans and…
USDA Provides $12 Million for Farm to School Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will be giving a record amount of funding support to the Farm to School grant program this year. Since 2013,…
Regional Conversation Partnership Program Applications Accepted Through May 29
…foster collaboration between NRCS and partners through co-investment in conservation projects. “The Regional Conversation Partnership Program has been in place since the 2014 Farm Bill and it has been reauthorized…