Everett Griner talks about 2014 meat prices up again in today’s Agri View. Meat Prices…
Dow Received A New Crop Label For Their Fungicide – Quintec
…2013 and 2014. “For more than a decade, Quintec has been an important part of powdery mildew management programs in many specialty crops, including lettuce, strawberries and peppers,” says Jim…
House Votes To Repeal ‘COOL,’ Senate Urged To Follow
…States of the international trade body’s October 2014 ruling that the COOL provisions on beef and pork discriminate against Canadian and Mexican animals, which they send to the United States…
USDA Invests $6.7 Million in 544 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
…by the 2002 Farm Bill and was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. REAP funding has helped farmers expand renewable energy use in recent years. The new Census of Agriculture…
Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River
…Sacramento River and supplying water to farmers. Despite language in the record of decision that annual flow volumes “may not be changed,” in 2012, 2013 and 2014 Reclamation did change…
Packages Disaster Protection with Loans
…to enroll in new disaster loss protections created by the 2014 Farm Bill. The new coverage, available from the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), is available to FSA loan…
2015 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
The 2015 California dried plum (prune) crop is forecast at 100,000 tons, down 4 percent from the 104,000 tons produced in 2014. Total 2015 bearing acreage is estimated at 48,000,…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports
…American agricultural exports continues, with a trade surplus of more than $23 billion, a $1 billion increase from earlier projections for fiscal year 2015. Fiscal years 2009 to 2014 represent…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…riparian rights by 25 percent or idle 25 percent of their land. In either case, the reductions would be from 2013 levels. Riparian water right holders who choose not to…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
…to the fact that in February 2014 DPR lowered the amount of 1,3-D that some regions may use. In 2014, chloropicrin was detected at one site (Santa Maria) slightly above…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Producers
…rates of 20 percent or higher. All grants are awarded through a national competition. The program is making a difference in many rural areas. For example, in 2013, the Southern…
USDA Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance
…2015. The 2014 Farm Bill requires producers to have the form on file in order to remain eligible, or to become eligible for crop insurance premium support. Many farmers already…
Defining ‘Sustainable Groundwater Management’
When the state announced groundwater management protocols in 2014, they coined the phrase “sustainable groundwater management”. Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth said a lot of people are…
Editorial: Country of Origin Labeling
…could be damaging to a broad spectrum of U.S. industries. In June 2013, Canada published an extensive list of U.S. products that could be subject to retaliation. While Mexico has…