…the RFS program and on using waiver authorities to further reduce biodiesel volumes. The National Biodiesel Board echoed the comments from the letter, saying the latest proposed cuts to the…
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
…over the weekend and proposed to reverse Canadian dairy pricing program that has undercut certain U.S. dairy exports to Canada. The text, which demands that Canada eliminates an industry pricing…
Optimism at the California Citrus Conference
…with updates from a panel discussion on the research taking place in the biological control program. There were approximately 600 attendees at the California Citrus Conference. The free event was designed…
Perdue Says NAFTA Benefits Canada More Than U.S.
…says NAFTA benefits Canada more than America in several different areas. “The Canadian dairy management supply program is overproducing product,” he says, “depressing milk solid prices around the world. There’s…
Almond Board: CAPCA Meeting
…Program, California Certified Nurseryman’s Program, and the state departments of agriculture in Oregon, Arizona and Nevada. CAPCA represents a membership of 75% of the nearly 4,000 California EPA licensed pest…
USDA Suspends CRP Enrollment
The Department of Agriculture announced this week that it would process many pending eligible offers for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program. USDA also announced it would suspend accepting most…
NIFA Invests in Research to Help Boost Organic Farming, Ranching
…The grants are funded through the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and Organic Transitions Program (ORG). “Organic farming is one of many approaches to making American agriculture sustainable…
UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California
…food preservation. The program has been open to ag students in Orange County for about five years. “There are only five high schools in Orange County that have agriculture programs,…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
…and will also provide a description of the program. The informational presentations will be concise to provide sufficient time for questions from those in the dairy industry. On October 16…
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
…Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. A Microsoft executive said there are 23.4 million Americans living in rural communities who don’t have broadband coverage and the TechSpark program is going to focus…
Sage Grouse Comment Period Announced
…for amending the 2015 plan amendments for the conservation of the greater sage grouse in 11 western states. The notice of intent comes on the heels of Department of Interior’s…
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
…best method to implement NRCS conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program and Emergency Watershed Protection Program. “Our goal is, first and foremost, identify what we call exigency…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently announced the funding allotments for the 2017 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California was provided with $19.2 million from the nearly $60.6 million…
Avocado Industry Gets Pest Update at Recent Meeting
…to develop a strategy to avoid developing resistance to those products. Research Program Director at the California Avocado Commission Tim Spann gave a presentation on Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel…