…Tuesday, February 24, 2015. To apply electronically, visit http://www.grants.gov or contact a local NRCS office. Today’s announcement was made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill. The 2014 Farm Bill builds…
Food Prices Hikes In 2014 Were Smaller Than Normal
Food shoppers got a little bit of a price break last year, with below normal price increases for many foods. Food Prices Smaller Than Normal In 2014…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…projects selected in California through the new NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP was created in the 2014 Farm Bill. Each project has its own set of conservation benefits,…
Silicon Valley Bank Foresees Breakout Year Ahead for U.S. Fine Wine Business
…at the top end of our predicted sales growth of 6% – 10% in 2014, SVB is predicting a breakout year of growth in the fine wine category in the…
Western View: California Warming
Len Wilcox wonders how a warming world will affect how we farm. Global Warming It’s no surprise to anyone living in the western United States that 2014 was the warmest…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…president of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, noted that 2013 was the first time in recent years that UC hired more cooperative Extension faculty than had retired. In December, she…
Update on Leaffooted Bug
…on Leaffooted Bug Almond growers and researchers have been concerned about the leaffooted bug because of its larger size. At the 2014 Almond Conference last month, Cooperative Extension Area Integrated…
Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 15 Million Tons in 2015
…planted acreage forecast is a 7 percent increase from what was reported under contract in the August 2014 California Processing Tomato Report. This early processing tomato estimate is funded by…
The Fresno Food Expo Celebrates with Agricultural Tour
…product or packaging concept that has or will be introduced to the market between July 25, 2014 and July 23, 2015. Applications will be made available to interested companies in…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Makes Major Announcement Regarding Conservation Projects
…later in the year. Today’s announcement includes funding allocated for the first two years of the program. Today’s announcement was made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill. The 2014 Farm…
Pacific Regional Crop Production Report
…late October. The 2014-2015 Valencia orange forecast is 20.0 million cartons, down 9 percent from both the 2013-2014 crop, but the same as the October forecast. Lemons – The 2014…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for Dairy Development Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), authorized by the Budget Act of 2014. CDFA was…
Dairy Producers Enroll in New Margin Protection Program
…dairy operations – over half of all dairy farms in America – have enrolled in the new safety-net program created by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Margin Protection…
Stallman: Farmers and Ranchers Still Optimistic Despite Washington’s Past Dysfunction
While America’s farmers and ranchers achieved notable victories on the farm bill and waterways infrastructure legislation in 2014, agriculture must push harder for important policy reforms in 2015, according to…