…are in line with farmers’ and ranchers’ calls for rules that are clear, encourage voluntary conservation work, increase local involvement and chart a path for real recovery and delisting of…
EPA 2019 RFS Proposal Missing Opportunity to Set Things Right
…should do less to cater to the whims of the oil industry in implementing the nation’s renewable fuel program, and more to create demand for ethanol, lowering prices at the…
Ranch Easement Allows Family Land to Remain Free of Development Pressures
A ranch easement in Colusa County will allow a family ranch with more than 100 years of history to remain free of development. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Agricultural…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…in 35 states through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. The funds can be used to finance drinking water, storm water drainage and waste disposal systems for…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…list of counties that received qualifying hurricane declarations and designations is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/wildfires-and-hurricanes-indemnity-program/index. Eligibility is determined by Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. Agricultural production losses due to conditions…
Pre-Conference Committee Farm Bill Discussions Get Heated in House
…for the first time in two months. Their working relationship burst into flames over proposed changes to the food stamp program, which Democrats say won’t happen. Peterson vowed to team…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…throughout California,” Francis said. “HerdDogg utilized the Valley Ventures program to assist with improving sales, building a sales team and raising a second round of funding.” Companies accepted into the…
EPA Reportedly Ditches Hardship Waiver Fix
…plan would boost the renewable fuel blending obligation to 11.76 percent from 10.88 percent to offset volumes lost under the waiver program. However, pressure from the refining industry has kept…
Agri View: Boll Weevil Fight
…eradication process is still going on in most of that region. A buffer zone has been established in the lower Rio-Grande Valley. Not a program to control, but to wipe…
USDA Appoints Members to National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
…industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity. More information about research and promotion programs is available on the Research and Promotion Programs page on the AMS website….
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
…in understanding how the new seed cotton program may affect their FSA payments. It helps a producer make decisions on how to allocate generic base acres to other covered crops…
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…bonds, but now we know the truth. There’s not going to be a dam but there will be lots of water conservation projects in the cities and a few new…
Making and Maintaining Double Reach Rows
In yesterdays program Cathy Isom discussed why you should consider double reach rows. She continues her series on this with letting you know how to make and maintain double reach…
Governor Brown Increases Funding for Citrus Protection
Governor Jerry Brown recently signed the 2018-19 budget which provides a significant amount of funding intended for citrus protection. The budget will allow the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program…