…in Agricultural Research Service, universities, and states, implement an Imported Fire Ant Phorid Fly (Pseudacteon spp.) rearing and release program. The first 2 species of this biocontrol agent, P. tricuspis…
Agri View: Labor Shortages
…have a legal, reliable supply of workers. Current federal programs and policies dealing with farm labor have resulted in a daunting, broken system, riddled with shortcomings that have resulted in…
NIFA Announces Funding
…the Small Business Innovation Research program, administered by NIFA. “Small businesses are the economic back bone of rural America,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “The SBIR program has provided small…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
California gets $18 million from federal program for farmworker housing The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $26 million to help provide safe and sanitary housing for farmworkers in nine…
Humane Handling of Veal Calves
…would improve compliance with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act by encouraging improved treatment of veal calves, as well as improve inspection efficiency by allowing FSIS inspection program personnel to…
New Olive Growing Cost Studies
…The cost and returns program is associated with the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the UC Agricultural Issues Center, which is a statewide program of UC…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…in partnership with local water districts. Called CASGEM – the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program – the program provides information vital to understanding groundwater conditions in the state, as…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…strategy relies on science and conceptual models developed by the Interagency Ecological Program’s Management, Analysis, and Synthesis Team (MAST). The conceptual models have a tiered structure with Delta smelt performance…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
…this program, NIFA also will provide funds to design a cadre of community-based volunteers who would be trained to become “climate masters,” whose work will help their communities become better…
CA Welcomes Farmers Market Proclamation
…and vegetables through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program; the Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program; and the CalFresh program. We are proud and pleased to offer these…
USDA Sets 2015 PLC Wheat, Oats Payment Rates
…October first. That’s becase the program provisions say that payments on 2015 PLC or Ag Risk Coverage programs cannot be made until after October 1st, 2016, or when the final…
2016 Caplan Family Business Scholarship
Experience The Power of Fresh With The Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program United Fresh members employed at a family business are encouraged to apply for the Frieda Rapoport…
NMPF Endorses Legislation
…of Representatives that would clarify the exemption of dairy farms and other livestock producers from being subject to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which governs the safe disposal…
Water Challenges Make Conservation Standard
Conservation will likely be a regular practice for California’s water future even when changes come to the water system. Challenges continue again this year despite an increase in precipitation this…