…diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles…
2014 Grant Awards to Support Farmers Markets, Local Food and Organic Production
…Alonzo also discusses USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grants that aim to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers. AMS Administrator Anne Alonzo To learn…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…Organic Research and Extension Initiative, USDA is awarding more than $19 million in grants to help producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards grow and market high-quality organic…
Water Managers Worked on Legislation Basics
Before groundwater bills were finished and signed by Governor Brown, California water experts were gathering to try and piece together guidelines that were manageable for current water entities. Kaweah Delta…
Old Contracts Saving Consumers Money
Why hasn’t the drought in California caused huge run-ups in fruit and vegetable prices? Old Contracts Saving Consumers Money…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to select which program works best for…
USDA Announces up to $31 Million to Empower People to Make Healthy Eating Choices
…track record of designing and implementing successful nutrition incentive programs that connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers Provide locally- or regionally-produced fruits and vegetables, especially culturally-appropriate fruits and vegetables for…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
…at Title 3 California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 3434. Pursuant to Title 3 CCR section 3434 any interested party or local entity may appeal a quarantine area designation. Process…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…to processors of sugar beets and domestically grown sugarcane. Price support loans are nonrecourse, meaning producers have the option of delivering the pledged sugar collateral to the Commodity Credit Corporation…
Deadlines Approching for Disaster Programs
…Producers Deadline September 30th is an important deadline for eligible livestock producers to sign up for a USDA Farm Bill livestock disaster program and receive full payment. Livestock Producers Deadline…
Food Hub Training in Northern California
The North Valley Food Hub is set to launch in a few weeks and will give local growers and buyers in the Northern California area another market to connect with…
Food Hubs Connect Local Growers and Buyers
Food hubs are sprouting up all over the country and one of the newest ones is launching in northern California. Connecting Local Growers and Buyers The North Valley Food Hub…
CDFA to Initiate Second Round of Funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
(From CDFA) The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications on September 29, 2014 for a second round of funding for the State Water Efficiency and…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
Vilsack End of Direct Payments Represents One of the Most Significant Farm Policy Reforms in Decades USDA Launches Education Efforts to Help Producers Choose New Program Right for Them U.S….