Val Dolcini, State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency announced Emergency Conservation Program availability for multiple counties in California. Sabrina Hill has all of the details of the…
USDA Report Shows Higher Than Expected Prices
Gary Crawford give the details of this month’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. Click this link to view the entire report….
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…in Old and Middle Rivers, as prescribed by the 2008 biological opinion issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to minimize water supply reductions for the CVP and…
No Change in USDA Citrus Crop Forecast for California
The February USDA citrus crop forecast was delivered this morning by Jim Ewing of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were no changes for California but in Florida there…
Media Day Kicks Off at World Ag Expo
The World Ag Expo kicked off Media Day this morning with the National Anthem. The expo is held each year at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. It opens to the…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following Rancho…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…of agriculture. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing segments of the US and global agricultural economies, growing at a rate of 6.5% per year, according to the Fisheries Technologies…
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…on February 4 with 68-32 vote. Farm Policy Reforms The Agricultural Act of 2014 includes the most significant reduction to farm policy spending in history by improving agricultural programs. Repeals…
Big Crowd at Cattle Industry Convention
There is another big crowd at the annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee. President-elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Bob McCan, feels another new…
CalASFMRA Enters 2014 with New Logo, New Officers and New Direction
…CalASFMRA is a member based organization whose mission is to provide rural and agricultural property economic professionals with the education and means to offer trustworthy valuation, management, consulting services. The…
California’s Water Shortage Could Idle Hundreds of Thousands of Crop Acres
…to 29 irrigation districts, water agencies and municipalities. It’s expected irrigation deliveries to another group of agricultural districts served by the state will be reduced by half. An even bigger…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…today a multi-year partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public and private lands…
California Farm Leader Praises Farm Bill Passage, Urges Immigration Action
…these programs in place right away.” With farm programs now finalized, Wenger said Congress should turn its attention to reforming immigration laws that have proven ineffective for agricultural employers and…
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014—Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014: “Today’s action will allow the proud men and women who feed millions around…