National Academy of Sciences Suggests Major Reduction in Servings of Nutrient-Rich Milk Offered in WIC Program From Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF, and Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and…
Almond Board: Helping Honey Bees
…a program that can help you do that. Listen to the report: From Project Apism: Our organization’s name comes from Apis mellifera, the scientific name for the European honey bee….
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
…California Special Interest Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. “The CalAgPlate program helps to support agricultural education and leadership opportunities,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “Every purchase and renewal of a CalAgPlate…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…current snapshot of the water content in the snowpack. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, conducted the survey at Phillips and reported that a water content…
New HLB Find Outside Current Quarantine
…County. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed another HLB discovery in Southern California. CDFA’s Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) reported that an orange tree in…
GIPSA Reduces Fees for Weighing and Inspection Services
…reserve (OR) is less than or more than 4 ½ months of operating expenses. The amendments also instruct the Program to adjust tonnage fees on an annual basis using a…
USDA Microloans for Farmers: Participation Patterns and Effects of Outreach
…FSA’s credit programs. Other features of the Microloan program include a streamlined application process and more flexible requirements for farming experience and the reporting of production history to qualify for…
Early CRP Contract Termination and Beginning Farmer Land Access
A new termination opportunity for some Conservation Reserve Program contracts offers avenues for beginning ag producers to get access to land. Rod Bain has the story. CRP Contract Termination…
Almond Board: Health Benefits of Almonds
…committee members serve without compensation. The Board is responsible for establishing policy, recommending budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness. The…
Transferring Land to the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Grasslands, if eligible; or the Conservation Stewardship Program or Environmental Quality Incentives Program, as determined by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. According to the Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural…
National Alfalfa Checkoff Launches on January 1st
…a shortfall in alfalfa research funding. An article on Western Farm Press Dot Com says the Alliance Board of Directors voted to start a national checkoff program to help get…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…administer the sugar program as transparently as possible. The next quarterly estimate regarding the Feedstock Flexibility Program will occur prior to April 1, 2017. USDA works to strengthen and support…
Tarping Mandatory to Reduce ACP Spread
…reduce the accidental spread of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). From the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP): The California Office of Administrative Law approved an emergency rule that…
December Dairy Market Report
…somewhat volatile heading into the holiday season. The bimonthly margin under the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for the September-October period was $9.16 per hundredweight. Commercial Use of Dairy Products During…