…Funding is made through NIFA’s Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP). The VSGP is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students,…
Right Time to Plant for Summer Veggies
…year-round harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Even though summer is months away, the right time to plant for the typical summer vegetables is a lot sooner…
Almond Update: Nitrogen Budgeting May Need Adjustments
…tool for growers online to help track their nitrogen budgeting, and Ludwig said there is an added bonus in regards to Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program requirements. Listen to Ludwig’s interview….
Starting Your Year Round Garden
Cathy Isom has a few great tips for you about how to get started on your year-round harvest with the seeds and plants you’ll want to sow right now. That’s…
Fresh Advertising Campaign for California Avocados
…that will correspond with this year’s harvest. Marketing activities will be ramping up as California avocado volume continues to build into April and will continue throughout the summer. The promotion…
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
…the Sugar Policy Modernization Act. The legislation would make changes to the American sugar program. The bankers and accountants say in the letter, “We’ve had the opportunity to review the…
Culver’s Launching Third Annual #FarmingFridays Project
People are more interested in knowing where their food comes from than ever before. Culver’s #FarmingFridays program is dedicated to providing that information. The popular series runs on social media…
USDA Looking for More Funding Applications to Improve Broadband Access
…services.” USDA is accepting applications through May 14 in the Community Connect Program. Grants ranging from $100,000 to as much as $3 million are available to state and local governments,…
Partisan Farm Bill a No-Go in the Senate
…potential changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). House Ag Chair Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican, hasn’t indicated whether he’ll yield to pressure from Democrats to share the bill’s…
Secretary Perdue Celebrates National Ag Day
…thrilled that we have a day, really a whole week, where we can celebrate the bounty of the American harvest.” Secretary Perdue also released a video celebrating America’s agriculture community….
CDFA Works to Reinstate Emergency Pest Management Protocols
…the agency’s Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program. The appeal has been filed in the Third District Court of Appeal for California. The goal is to overturn the lower court…
House Farm Bill Markup Delayed
…nutrition title handles the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to the Hagstrom Report. That decision means that Conaway will not meet his goal of holding a markup on the…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan STRESS Act to Help Farmers
Lawmakers in the House this week introduced legislation to provide farmers with stress assistance programs. The Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide, or STRESS Act, seeks to…
Farm Bureau Compares Crop Insurance to Ad Hoc Disaster
…located in a specific part of the country may be eligible for ad-hoc disaster payments even if a loss was not experienced on the farm. Under crop insurance programs a…