…is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/2015_ctap_map_list.pdf. “The Cotton Transition Assistance Program is for farms with former cotton base acres that are physically located in a county where the Stacked Income Protection Plan…
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives
…on the environmental review, proposed changes to BCAP, and meeting locations, visit www.bcappeis.com, www.fsa.usda.gov/bcap or contact your local FSA county office. To find your local FSA county office, visit http://offices.usda.gov….
American Farm Bureau, Agriculture and Industry Groups Ask Court to Ditch EPA’s Unlawful Water Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation, Texas Farm Bureau, Matagorda County Farm Bureau, and 11 other agricultural and industry groups today asked a federal court to vacate the controversial new rule…
Local Residents Urged To Declare Why “Citrus Matters” To Los Angeles
California’s citrus industry is threatened by the Asian citrus psyllid, a tiny pest that can transmit the world’s deadliest citrus disease, Huanglongbing (HLB). Currently, all of Los Angeles County is…
Almond Board: Steps to Take Before Harvest
…Fresno County grower Dennis Jizmejian says growers should already be restricting any domestic animals from going into the orchard, managing pests like ants and rodents, and considering the timing for…
Breeders Constantly Looking for ‘Next’ Potato
…Potatoes is a breeding company out of Canada, and it has been participating in the Kern County Potato Variety Trial since 1996. Sales manager Gerard Baston says the potato industry…
California Represented in 2015 Beef Leaders Institute
…has served as a county representative for the California Farm Bureau commodity advisory committee, focusing on beef cattle, as well as serving as a Farm Bureau state convention delegate. Ashley…
House Water Bill Introduction Praised
…R. Page, Board President, Kern County Water Agency “We applaud the efforts of Congressman Valadao, Congressman McCarthy, and many others in their bipartisan effort to address a California water supply…
Almond Board: New Regulations for Growers Using Chlorpyrifos
…for growers who use chlorpyrifos. As of July 1, they must get a permit from the county agriculture commissioner’s office. Gabriel Ludwig, director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs at the…
New Water Cuts Tighten Screws on Farmers
…to 1909. It delivers irrigation water stored behind a series of dams to about 2,900 customers who farm about 60,000 acres in northeastern Stanislaus County and southeastern San Joaquin County….
USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Support Rural Economic Development
…and Harpswell in Cumberland County, and the towns of Belmont, Lincolnville, Northport and Searsmont in Waldo County. This project is expected to create 50 jobs, save 214 jobs and assist…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Kern County
Two portions of Kern County have been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detections of two ACP within the City of Bakersfield, one in the…
Update on Commercial Orchard Psyllid Find
As previously reported in Citrus Insider, a single Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) adult was found in a yellow sticky trap in an orchard in southern San Luis Obispo County in…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detected Near Orange Cove
…Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. Media inquiries related to technical questions about Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease are encouraged to contact: 559 600-7510 County of Fresno Department of Agriculture….