…August 1. Industry members and other stakeholders are being asked to identify the most important innovation opportunities for the future of agricultural productivity and environmental conservation. Input from the agricultural…
USDA Working to Mitigate the Cost of Milk Dumping
…counted as milk marketings for the Dairy Revenue Production or actual marketings for the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy programs. “The market realities of the COVID-19 era demand solutions, and…
Still Time to Apply for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
…challenges presented by the coronavirus, CDFA extended the grant application deadline to Monday, April 27. The Dairy Digester Research and Development Program and the Alternative Manure Management Program are funded…
AFBF Details How Stimulus Funding Can Best Serve Producers
…AFBF proposes that USDA should begin purchasing dairy, beef, pork, and poultry products to be distributed in food and nutrition programs. Other suggestions include creating a voucher program through the…
$5 Billion in Relief Sought for Produce Market Stabilization Program
A significant number of industry groups are seeking financial relief for the produce supply chain through a comprehensive Produce Market Stabilization Program. Nearly 90 industry organizations representing a variety of…
Farmer Relief Fund from American Farmland Trust Aims to Help Ag
…Heckert. AFT has been working with community partners and other major donors to identify opportunities that can help to support the fundraising process. There is considerable interest in the program…
On-Farm Trial Looks at Holistic Impact of Soil Health Practices
…systems. The East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District (ESRCD) was among the first recipients of funding support through the On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials under the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program and…
Webinars Remain Available for Continuing Education Units
Online training courses and webinars remain available from the UC Statewide IPM Program, with 16 online courses currently being offered for California Department of Pesticide Regulation credit. Many of the…
New Payroll Protection Program for Small Business
A new payroll protection program is available to small business through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act also known as the CARES Act. When the COVID-19 relief act…
Assessing the Potential of Harvesting Elderberry Hedgerows
…Coordinator for Agriculture, Resources, and the Environment with the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. “Those are just harvesting what you can reach from an eight-foot ladder and these…
Plants Most Vulnerable to Rust and How to Deal with it
Yellow Rust in a Wheat Field In yesterday’s program, Cathy Isom filled you in about how to locate rust in your garden. Today she reviews the plants most vulnerable to…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-30-20
…waste, and much like the medical industry, the agriculture industry is facing a shortage of necessary safety materials. Also in today’s program hear how the state department is addressing the…
State Department Addresses H-2A Issue with Interview Waivers
…source,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “Workers in the H-2A program represent 20% of the country’s farm workforce, so their contributions are necessary as we enter a…
HLB Spreads North to San Bernardino, Expands Quarantine
…infected tree and are in the midst of a treatment program for citrus trees to suppress Asian citrus psyllid infestations within 400 meters of the find site. By taking this…