…Optimization program is coordinated and co-funded jointly between NIFA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office. Biofuels and bioproducts can be created from a range of renewable…
USDA Expands Help to Women and Hispanic Farmers
…Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Development programs in California, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says: “The Ombudsperson is another avenue for producers…
Still Searching, For an Ag Secretary
…represent the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana. Members of the Trump team this week said the President-elect is searching for the “most qualified” person to run the department. Former California…
Concern Over Proposed Changes in WIC Feeding Program
National Academy of Sciences Suggests Major Reduction in Servings of Nutrient-Rich Milk Offered in WIC Program From Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF, and Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and…
New Congress Likely to Address Regulatory Reform
…that we face—the paperwork, expectations, rules, laws, fees, permits, penalties, including criminal penalties—all of that goes under this big umbrella,” said Josh Rolph, California Farm Bureau Federation Federal Policy manager….
Almond Board: Helping Honey Bees
The Almond board is reminding growers of ways they can help the ever-important honey bee population. One way, is to plant forage for the bees, and Project Apis m has…
Agriculture Growing Weary of Ag Secretary Search
…week and was thought to be former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, but that gave way to former California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado (Mal-do-nah-do). The Trump transition team Wednesday said Trump…
Crops Benefit from Holiday demand
…said. “Over the last two years alone, our demand on a pound basis is up 15 percent from just two years ago.” California almonds and walnuts are used in many…
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
…California Special Interest Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. “The CalAgPlate program helps to support agricultural education and leadership opportunities,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “Every purchase and renewal of a CalAgPlate…
Will the Next Ag Secretary Please Stand Up?
…of California was the top choice for Trump. Perdue is a Democrat-turned-Republican who served on Trump’s agricultural advisory committee during his presidential campaign. Perdue would appease Trump’s agriculture advisory committee,…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…current snapshot of the water content in the snowpack. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, conducted the survey at Phillips and reported that a water content…
New HLB Find Outside Current Quarantine
…County. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed another HLB discovery in Southern California. CDFA’s Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) reported that an orange tree in…
GIPSA Reduces Fees for Weighing and Inspection Services
…reserve (OR) is less than or more than 4 ½ months of operating expenses. The amendments also instruct the Program to adjust tonnage fees on an annual basis using a…
USDA Microloans for Farmers: Participation Patterns and Effects of Outreach
…FSA’s credit programs. Other features of the Microloan program include a streamlined application process and more flexible requirements for farming experience and the reporting of production history to qualify for…