…to eligible producers across the country. Producers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by the Dec. 1, 2014, deadline to ensure that their vote is counted. “The role…
USDA Announces $29 Million to Provide Housing for Farmworkers
…the terms of their agreements. California Coachella Valley Villa Hermosa Phase II – $3 million loan. Funds will be used to add 68 units to the complex. Peoples Self Help…
Almond Board: Education Units Available at Annual Conference
The Almond Board of California is hosting its annual conference December 9-11 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The conference again is set to have a full slate of symposiums with…
Water Quality Contributing to Salinity
Soil salinity is a major concern for almond growers, and the lack of quality water could be exaggerating the problem. Water Quality Contributing to Salinity University of California Cooperative Extension…
Low-VOC Options for New Regulations in 2015
California growers face new regulations in 2015, requiring the use of volatile organic compounds with a low emission rate during much of the year. Sabrina Hill talks with a representative…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…which directs USDA to expand the acreage and forage value in its conservation programs. Funding will be provided to producers through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Applications are due…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
…“Markets change and the Margin Protection Program can help protect dairy producers from those changes.” Vilsack encouraged producers to use the online Web resource at www.fsa.usda.gov/mpptool to calculate the best…
California Rough Rice Stocks Up 158 Percent from October 2013
California rough rice stocks in all positions on October 1, 2014 totaled 7.54 million hundredweight (cwt), up 158 percent from the total on October 1, 2013 of 2.93 million cwt….
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
…the table in helping to reach manageable solutions.” Invited speakers include: Richard Howitt and Jay Lund, University of California, Davis; Karla Nemeth, California Natural Resources Agency; Gordon Burns, California Environmental…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in San Joaquin County
…becomes infected, the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a…
AgNeTVideo: Darin Allred Talks about Honey Bee Awareness
Darin Allred,Technical Sales Representative at Chemtura Agrosolutions, discusses Honey Bee Awareness training at the CAPCA Conference and products available for producers to use to promote honey bee health….
AgNeTVideo: Danielle Veenstra on Honey Bee Management Practices
Danielle Veenstra with the Almond Board of California discusses Best Management Practices for honey bees during pollination….
AgNeTVideo: Ag in the Classroom
Stephanie Etcheverria with the California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom tells us about the foundation and how teachers and others can help students learn about agriculture….
AgNeTVideo: Dave Downing of ADAMA Talks About Voxien
Dave Downing, Brand leader for ADAMA, discusses Voxien Formulation of products available to California producers….