…Research Initiative Citrus Disease Research and Education (CDRE) program, which is made available through the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill). $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease Vilsack “Our HLB…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
…exported from the Port of Oakland,” she noted. “Bulk almonds alone accounted for nearly 16 percent of the $20.1 billion in goods exported from the Port of Oakland in 2013.”…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, is a member-owned cooperative with industry-leading operations that span the spectrum from farm production to consumer foods. With 2013…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…line were broadcast in 2013 and 2014. “People told us that they like more PSAs in Spanish, on radio and television,” said DPR environmental scientist Martha Sánchez, who travels statewide…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…costs. These two studies –“Sample Costs to Produce Processing Tomatoes, Sub-Surface Drip Irrigated (SDI) in the Sacramento Valley & Northern Delta – 2014” and “Sample Costs to Produce Processing Tomatoes,…
Iteris and F4F Agriculture Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Formal Partnership
…with F4F to mutually address these exciting opportunities in the marketplace.” Iteris’ innovative precision ag decision-support system ClearAg™, introduced to the market in 2014, leverages a data delivery platform to…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
…rural economic development and prosperity while enhancing food security. The fiscal year 2015 AFRI Food Security request for applications addresses four priorities of the 2014 Farm Bill to continue building…
VOC Restrictions on the Horizon
…over the last five years, but that may be changing. Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner’s Office Pesticide Supervisor Bill Griffin says VOC usage was just under the limits in 2013, and…
Fruit & Nut Review
DECEMBER CROP COMMENTS – CALIFORNIA The grape crop, which accounts for 88 percent of the 2014 United States utilized grape production, is down 12 percent from the previous year. The…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…Today’s announcement was funded by the 2014 Farm Bill, which continued authorization of this program. The 2014 Farm Bill mandated at least five percent of BFRDP funding support veterans and…
California Continues to Lead as Fresh Market State
…percent of the value. Harvested area covered 1.58 million acres in the nation, down 3 percent from 2013. Value of the 2014 crop is estimated at $10.9 billion for the…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “With our current lack of significant precipitation and snowpack, this could be an extremely challenging year for our state’s farmers and ranchers.” In 2014 California…
Nationwide USDA Organic Survey Underway
…result of this growing demand for organic agricultural products and data. The survey looks at many aspects of organic agriculture during the 2014 calendar year – from production and marketing…
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
…the workshops is to discuss producer options with respect to Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) elections for covered commodities authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. These…