A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, lighting the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree,…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change
…area was detected on June 11, 2014. Based on Integrated Pest Control’s (IPC) LBAM life cycle projection model, the F3 generation after the last find occurred on November 6, 2014….
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…Tom Vilsack today announced that the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) will be extended until Dec. 19, 2014. The program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill,…
Growing Demand for Niche Meat
Demand for bison as a choice for protein is growing. Growing Demand for Niche Meat At the 2014 National Association of Farm Broadcasters Annual Convention, Dick Gehring with Black Kettle…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Summer Internship Applications
…spring 2014 intern. “They truly make you feel part of the team working on key policy issues that impact the beef industry. The internship gives you the opportunity to cover…
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
Paul Wenger A message from Paul Wenger, President, California Farm Bureau Federation 2014 will certainly be one for the record books. The drought will be the topic long remembered, but…
USDA Dairy Products Report
…September 2014. Butter production was 148 million pounds, 1.5 percent above October 2013 and 13.8 percent above September 2014. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2013) Nonfat dry milk, human…
Yolo County Farm Wins Prestigious Conservation Award
…the prestigious 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors private landowner achievement in the voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources. Full Belly Farm is co-owned by Andrew Brait,…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
…bank accepted more than 9,300 turkeys for needy families in the 2014 Turkey Drop, with 1,760 of them–more than 26,000 pounds (13 tons!)–provided by state employees. The Turkey Drop is…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…hours of electric energy. Also today, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the award of fiscal year 2014 grants through three other programs supporting bioenergy initiatives. The…
Little Known About Shot Hole Borer
…orchards, and little is still know about the pest. At the 2014 California Association of Pest Control Advisors Annual Convention, attendees listened to what UC Riverside Professor Richard Stouthammer says…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce Full Belly Farm as the recipient of the prestigious 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award®. The…
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
2014 Farm Bill Program Offers Producers in Over 40 States Relief for 2012 and 2013 Losses The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA today announced that nearly 2,500 applicants will receive…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
The U.S. Bee Buffer Project, a Pollinator Partnership (P2) initiative, is immediately seeking 300 farmers, ranchers and foresters in California to set aside small plots of land as bee buffer…