From: USDA Farm Service Agency Microloans Expand Small Farm Finance Options in California “2013 was a great start for microloan program and overall loan activity,” State Director Says (DAVIS, CA)…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals
CDFA ACCEPTING CONCEPT PROPOSALS FOR 2014 FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS SACRAMENTO, December 17, 2013 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is…
California Among States Getting Grants for Schools
…school nutrition programs.” In addition to the District of Columbia and Guam, fourteen states were selected to receive grants based on free- and reduced-price participation in the National School Lunch…
Almond Board: Martin Pohl Honored with Almond Achievement Award
The Almond Conference was last week and one of the big announcements was the winner of the 2013 Almond Achievement Award, Martin Pohl. Almond Board Program Coordinator Kendall Barton explains…
AgNeTVideo: Online Almond Sustainability Program
Almond growers have an online tool to help with with nitrogen management and other sustainability tools….
Fresno County Cotton Plowdown Requirements
…or reduced tillage. Conventional plowdown is done by discing all roots, plant stubs, shredded debris and trash remaining from harvesting or clean-up operations and soils around roots to the point…
Almond Board: Final Day of Almond Conference
…a program highlighting a specially chosen project from one of the participants this year in the Almond Leadership Program. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report….
Cotton Plowdown Deadline
…the spring. To date, the program has been very successful in managing Pink Bollworm in the Valley, and is the longest running area-wide integrated pest control program in the world….
Soil Health Workshops
…the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points. The UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation program has invited nationally known proponents of soil health to share their experiences…
Nation’s Corn Harvest Nearly Complete
Neither wind nor rain has stopped the corn harvest from progressing to almost completion. Susan Carter has the details. Click to open or download audio report….
AgNeTVideo: Vilsack on the Farm to School and SNAP Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the Farm to School program while visiting California State University, Fresno….
California Conservation Investment by NRCS, Farmers and Ranchers Surpasses $200 Million in Federal Fiscal Year 2013
…the Conservation Stewardship Program and its predecessor (CStP and CSP), and the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Through Farm Bill easement programs such as the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program…
Crop Progress Around the State
Sabrina Hill fills us in on the harvest progress of many crops around the state as well as a report on the nut crops. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Big Harvest Could Lower Prices
USDA’s Chief Economist says for crop producers the projected huge harvests will bring prices down to lower levels, but not disastrously low levels. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open…