…pricing program. The Senators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack alleging Canada’s program punishes processors in Canada for the use of imported…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…application process for the Agricultural Water Use Efficiency & State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program. This new competitive grant program category will combine $3 million in funding from DWR’s Proposition…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…so.” Tom Suber, president of USDEC, concurred, noting: “Canada has built up a deeply problematic track record of instituting program after program to intentionally erect roadblocks to dairy imports. This…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…more vegetables and 37-percent more low-fat milk than the control group. Researchers are hopeful the methods give school lunch programs and parents potential tools to help children eat more nutritious…
Support for the Salton Sea
…Annual Lake Tahoe Summit on climate and conservation challenges, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor and State of California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
APHIS Requests Public Comment Regarding Proposed Environmental Impact Statement for the Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program Grasshoppers are plant eating insects and they are classified as serious pest and…
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
…1 programs like ARC and PLC, and Title 2 conservation programs. The planning and implementation of a functional 2018 Farm Bill depends on the active and insightful input from wheat…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
Some new changes make it easier for producers to donate excess food to a program that helps alleviate hunger and gives them a tax break. California farmers have the opportunity…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…2014 Farm Bill has provided for a comprehensive farm safety net that will ensure financial stability for America’s farming families. Farm Bill program payments-including Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…prices. USDA says the products will go to various food nutrition assistance programs, and to charitable institutions. The actual dollar amount spent will depend on bid prices received after a…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…additional safety protections for farmworkers. The initiative launches a pilot program with leading growers to enhance worker notification through warning signs when pesticides are used in the fields. Additionally, up…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…per kWh. By contrast, a price floor of 12 cents per kWh was established for biomass when the program began. With the state legislative session due to end Aug. 31,…
Environmental Groups Hamper Endangered Species Conservation
…Time Thanks to Conservation Partnership Foxes that are unique to three Channel Islands off the southern coast of California went into the record books today having achieved the fastest-ever recovery…
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…Margin Protection Program—through December 16th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill to explain the programs….