There are still some hurdles for the cotton industry, despite the final approval of the farm bill earlier this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Cotton industry and farm bill Although the…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…3:00 p.m. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office Auditorium 4437 S Laspina Tulare, CA 93274 Oroville – June 30, 2014 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Butte County Farm Bureau 2580 Feather River…
USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions
…full effect in fiscal year 2015, beginning October 1, 2014. Interested farmers, ranchers, agencies and organizations are welcome to attend workshops to hear about these and other Farm Bill changes…
Agri View: Farm Thefts
Everett Griner talks about farm products having great value in today’s Agri View. Farm Thefts…
Testing New Potato Varieties
…Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings UCCE Kern County Farm Advisor Joe Nunez say this yearly event allows breeders to come see how their seeds grow in Kern County. California…
FSA County Committee Nomination Period Opens Sunday, June 15
…operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer. They work…
California Hay Report
…tight as all regions are in full production. Region 6 is facing the summer heat and quality of hay is dropping. All prices reported FOB at the stack or barn…
Vilsack Message: Local Markets, Local Growth
…of the 8,100 farmers markets across the country. These are important community spaces and are helping many farmers, particularly smaller and beginning farmers, increase their revenues. For a long time,…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…and water savings due to conservation practices implemented by farmers is a major reason full delivery occurred.” Although California received $25 million for drought assistance to farmers through NRCS’s Environmental…
Santa Cruz County Crop Report
Organic production is on the rise in Santa Cruz County, with strawberries earning the top organic crop distinction. But what about conventional crops? Sabrina Hill has more. Organic Production up…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…
Broiler Hatchery Report
…production during the week ending June 7, 2014, down 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…as unprecedented water shortages force farmers into difficult decisions. Some farmers have decided to bulldoze groves; others will pay many times the usual price for water, in some cases just…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…reflect final production estimates. Late summer and fall harvests may change these estimates considerably. The next production forecast will be issued July 11, 2014. Pacific Region Crop Production Report (.pdf)…