…Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success, Cultivating Community, and the U.S. Kenyan Somalian Cross Border Trader’s Association. Mississippi Tri County Agricultural Cooperative – $200,000 grant; To help socially disadvantaged agricultural…
All of Tulare County Added to Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine
…City of Tulare. These detections, when added to previous detections elsewhere in the county, dictate that a county-wide quarantine is the most effective response to contain the pest. A map…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…initiatives are based on market forces and include county – and individual – coverage options. These reforms provide a much more rational approach to helping farmers manage risk.” The new…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
Light Brown Apple Moth Effective September 26, 2014, the Department is adding the San Joaquin County Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html. The…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…Service Agency state and county offices. Initial FY 2015 Sugar Marketing Allocations The Commodity Credit Corporation is announcing the initial FY 2015 overall sugar marketing allotment, which is established at…
Food Hub Training in Northern California
…list and sell their products through their profile. Co-Founder Noelle Ferdon says they are making a training available on Monday in Glenn County. Visit the North Valley Food Hub website….
Food Hubs Connect Local Growers and Buyers
…is launching in the near future in Glenn County and will give local growers and buyers another market to utilize. Co-founder Noelle Ferdon says the program will be run through…
CDFA to Initiate Second Round of Funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
…attend should email grants@cdfa.ca.gov with their contact information, number of seats required and workshop location. Application Workshop Schedule: Fresno – October 6, 2014 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Fresno County…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…and bad, these new initiatives are based on market forces and include county – and individual – coverage options. These reforms provide a much more rational approach to helping farmers…
California Crop Weather
…continued with good quality reported. In San Joaquin County, beans, pumpkins, squash and watermelon were harvested. In Monterey County, all crops were in production and brassicas and lettuce were harvested…
Counties Applying for Drought Assistance Grants
At the recent Agriculture Policy Committee Meeting in Tulare County, Associate Director of Tulare County Resource Management Agency Mike Spata was asked to present on several issues. One announcement he…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…relief they receive. USDA is encouraging producers to register, request an appointment or begin a Livestock Forage Disaster Program application with their county FSA office before Oct. 1, 2014, to…
Tulare to Ask for County ACP Quarantine
At the Tulare County Agriculture Policy Committee meeting, County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita invited the industry to provide input on the current Asian citrus psyllid quarantines. Tulare to Ask for…
A Scramble for Groundwater Approaching
Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District General Manager Mark Larsen was asked to give an update on groundwater pumping concerns the Tulare County Agriculture Policy Committee had addressed. Larsen outlined the…