Several Resource Conservation Districts (RCD) are offering free or low-cost irrigation tests to let a grower know how or where they can improve their system. Almond Board of California’s Senior…
SV Ag Tech Summit Focusing On The Present
…Association of Pest Control Advisers. This year’s theme is ‘Tomorrow’s Technology You Can Use Today’ and the group said this year will focus on how innovation can be used now…
Severe Weather, Snow, Mudslides in Recent CA Storm
The National Resource Conservation Service produced a report with data collected by the National Water and Climate Center’s weekly report. The report showed California was drenched by a storm that…
Farm Bill Strengthens Efforts of Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
…spent on their research efforts. “So, it’s a great model and we really are working on great projects in the innovation space.” FFAR was originally established in the 2014 Farm…
Court Agrees with USDA in GIPSA Ruling
…action on the proposed regulations because the proposed regulatory change of course would generate protracted litigation, adopt vague and ambiguous terms, and might prevent innovation and foster vertical integration that…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…maintained to support the above activities. Provision of conservation technical and financial assistance (such as Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and easement programs). Some farm payments (including direct…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provided technical assistance to more than 900,000 land managers, and comprehensive planning assistance to over 100,000 producers in 2018. This work resulted in conservation plans for…
Ag in the Classroom Important for Every Student and Educator
…into their everyday teachings. The organization has a website which features farm facts sheets, contests, a magazine, available programs, upcoming events, grants, scholarships and much more. Executive Director Judy Culbertson,…
Industry Excited for Dairy Policy Reforms in Farm Bill
…both MPP and the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program. Trade promotion programs will be receiving full funding in the farm bill, and land and water conservation programs will also continue…
USDA Highlights Benefits of Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…for MPP-Dairy has closed, USDA encourages dairy producers to consider other programs, including the Dairy Revenue Protection Program, Livestock Gross Margin Insurance for Dairy Cattle, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and Conservation Stewardship Program. Contact…
Farm Bureau: USDA Broadband Program Will Boost Rural Economy
…welcome. We are confident companies and cooperatives that apply for these grants and loans will find an overwhelming demand for broadband connectivity. “When Congress wrote the 1996 Telecommunications Act, it…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to help build broadband infrastructure in rural…
Groups Respond to House Passage of Farm Bill
…conservation programs will be reauthorized and funded. And certainty that trade promotion and access to foreign markets will remain a priority in the years to come. “On behalf of all…
California Farm Bureau Urges House to Pass Farm Bill
…makes a number of improvements to conservation programs, including the popular Environmental Quality Incentives Program. It continues specific programs for fruit, vegetable, nut and nursery producers, as well as initiatives…