…The Sage-Grouse Initiative teams up with partners in 11 western states to achieve wildlife conservation through sustainable ranching. From 2010 to 2013, the initiative enrolled more than 950 ranches and…
FID Extends Water Deliveries
…2014 Irrigation Season for an additional two weeks. This means that the FID will be able to run a full two months throughout the entire District. Gary Serrato, FID General…
Floriculture Crop 2013 Summary
…19. A total of 4,525 operations hired workers during 2013. Overall, 75 percent of operations used some hired labor during 2013, unchanged from 2012. Floriculture Crop 2013 Summary (full report)…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
Effective June 17, 2014, the Department is expanding the current quarantine boundary for Fresno, Tulare and Kern counties. An additional portion of Tulare County has been placed under quarantine for…
California Farmers Invited to Farm Bill Workshops
…on June 24th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 475 Palora Ave. Fresno on June 25th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave. For more…
Hong Kong Market Reopens for U.S. Beef
…fourth largest market for U.S. beef and beef product exports, with sales there reaching a historic high of $823 million in 2013. We look forward to expanded opportunities there for…
Petition for Class 4a Hearing Received
The Department received a petition from California Dairies Inc. on June 17, 2014 proposing changes to the Class 4a pricing formula. The petition is posted on the hearing matrix at:…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…3800 Cornucopia Way Modesto, CA 95358 Salinas – June 19, 2014 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Monterey County Agricultural Center 1428 Abbott St. Salinas, CA 93901 Ventura – June 25, 2014…
USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions
…on June 24th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 475 Palora Ave. Fresno on June 25th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave. The four…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…2013 and 2014 irrigation seasons was less than the amount available in 2001, when most irrigation was curtailed. The Klamath Project was able to provide full season irrigation in 2013,…
Santa Cruz County Crop Report
…in Santa Cruz Co. Santa Cruz County has released its latest crop report, and it shows that organic production is on the rise in the county. For 2013, there were…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…
Broiler Hatchery Report
…during the week ending June 7, 2014, down 1 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2013 through June 7, 2014 for the United States were 3.93…
California Wheat Farmer Installed as USW Chairman
…on June 11, 2014, in Omaha, NE. “Attending USW meetings and conferences in Latin America, South Asia and Europe, I am continually impressed by the quality of the USW staff…