Ag Sec. Vilsack Announces Continued Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation

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…will be submitted to Congress the week of May 5, 2014. Conservation Programs: Applications are currently being accepted for the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program. TITLE III…

USDA Announces Additional Support for Small and Midsized Farmers and Ranchers

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…an Interagency Working Group to improve coordination of programs and services between federal agencies and national and local cooperatives through the RCDG program. USDA Certification for Small and Very Small…

Pork Checkoff Updates Youth PQA Plus® Program

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The Pork Checkoff has updated it’s Youth PQA Plus® program. The National Pork Board Vice President of Producer and Industry Relations, Bill Winkelman, says this program gives young producers information…

Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions

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…appropriate conservation and efficiency programs in place. 6. The Department of Fish and Wildlife will immediately implement monitoring of winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River and its tributaries, as…

Additional Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s New Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program

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…water conservation practices throughout the state. The funding will be used to establish the CDFA Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, a grant program to increase water conservation through efficiencies and…

Drought Brings New Attention to Groundwater

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…Planning and Conservation League and the California Water Foundation. The California Water Foundation proposal suggested management approaches that include defining sustainable groundwater management, developing a program that covers all sub-basins,…