Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) for the 2015-2017 term. Established in 1988 by USDA…
Wheat Commission to Conduct Grower Elections
…no later than July 13, 2015. Involvement in the California Wheat Commission enables producers to help determine the Commission’s program and budget priorities. The Commission is also active in several…
RCC Joint Forward Plan Stakeholder Teleconference June 30th
…States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) invite you to participate in a Joint RCC conference call on June 30, 2015, at 2:00 PM EST….
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…be submitted to NRCS state offices by July 31, 2015. Projects can range from individual to watershed-wide to ecosystem-wide. Under a similar program in the 2008 Farm Bill, NRCS and…
USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Support Rural Economic Development
…higher performance.” Funding is being provided through USDA’s Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). The 2014 Farm Bill reauthorized the program through 2018. For Fiscal Year 2015, more than $16 million…
Growing Field Day Draws Variety of Breeders
…of California Cooperative Extension held its 2015 Potato Variety Field Day in Bakersfield. Potato breeders from around the continent come to the Central Valley every year because of the early…
Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
…year 2015 and prohibit funding for the creation of de facto wilderness areas under Secretarial Order 3310. These are all critical in maintaining the viability of federal lands grazing and…
Celebrate National Pollinator Week this Friday at USDA
It’s National Pollinator Week, June 15-21! Join us on Friday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to learn about bees, birds, bats and other pollinating animals at the…
Pacific Region Poultry Report
…in April 2014. United States egg production totaled 8.21 billion during April 2015, up slightly from last year. Production included 7.11 billion table eggs, and 1.10 billion hatching eggs, of…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Provide Development Support to Rural Cooperatives
…be awarded prior to September 30, 2015. The recipients will have one year to utilize the awarded funds. The application deadline is July 30, 2015. For additional information, see Page…
Westlands Water District Announces Recipients of the West Side Scholarships
Six outstanding high school seniors from communities on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley have been selected to receive scholarships offered by the Westlands Water District. The 2015…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…2014 and 2015. The enrollment period begins June 17, 2015, and will end Sept. 30, 2015. “The extensive outreach campaign conducted by USDA since the 2014 Farm Bill was enacted,…
USDA Begins Accepting Applications from States for $100 Million Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership
Following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 29, 2015, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced that all 50 states, the Commonwealth…
Westlands Urges Reclamation to Comply With ESA Regarding Releases to the Trinity River
…already been asked to make additional releases from Trinity Reservoir again in 2015. In each of the past years, Westlands has warned of the potential adverse consequences for endangered fish…
