…Manager, stated, “The District is able to extend the season due to receiving a higher than anticipated entitlement from April’s through July’s runoff.” Farmers will now be able to receive…
California Farmers Invited to Farm Bill Workshops
Do you have questions about the programs in the 2014 farm bill and how you can benefit from them? You are invited to workshops to get the answers to your…
Safe Nutrient Management
Bain What are the best ways farmers can practice safe nutrient management, and educate the public about such practices? Rod Bain reports. Nutrient management and Education…
Cotton Industry Waits on Farm Bill Programs
…farm bill was enacted in February – provisions that directly affect the cotton industry are still being determined. National Cotton Council chief economist Gary Adams says the first hurdle is…
Hong Kong Market Reopens for U.S. Beef
…way for expanded exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Hong Kong. “This is great news for American ranchers and beef companies,” said Vilsack. “Hong Kong is already the…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…work our way through this drought and prepare ourselves for future challenges,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “We are pleased to offer this grant program for innovative, effective projects.” Applicants…
Consumer Preference Affecting Potato Industry
…growers from all over North America came to the Kern County potato varietal field day in Bakersfield. Participants like Texas A&M Professor of Horticulture, Plant Breeding and Genetics Creighton Miller…
USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions
…full effect in fiscal year 2015, beginning October 1, 2014. Interested farmers, ranchers, agencies and organizations are welcome to attend workshops to hear about these and other Farm Bill changes…
Testing New Potato Varieties
…does not have a designated breeder so they rely on outside breeders to supply seed. The event pulls companies, breeders and growers alike from all over North America to see…
FSA County Committee Nomination Period Opens Sunday, June 15
The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA county committees is important to ALL farmers and ranchers with large or small operations. It is crucial that every eligible producer take…
Vilsack Message: Local Markets, Local Growth
…of the 8,100 farmers markets across the country. These are important community spaces and are helping many farmers, particularly smaller and beginning farmers, increase their revenues. For a long time,…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…and water savings due to conservation practices implemented by farmers is a major reason full delivery occurred.” Although California received $25 million for drought assistance to farmers through NRCS’s Environmental…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…progression of HLB among the states, there are regional as well as national priorities for CDRE. These priorities fall within four categories: 1) priorities that deal with the pathogen; 2)…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…as unprecedented water shortages force farmers into difficult decisions. Some farmers have decided to bulldoze groves; others will pay many times the usual price for water, in some cases just…