…trade programs to bolster exports. While I feel there were missed opportunities in forest management and in improving work requirements for certain SNAP recipients, this bill does include several helpful…
Almond Matters: Weed Control Programs Starting Earlier This Year
…the trees are blooming,” said Clay. As growers get their orchard weed control programs going, Clay highlighted the importance of basic management methods such as understanding which weeds are most…
2018 Farm Bill Conference Report Released, Members, Officials and Associations Comment
…supported the completion of the report. Others wished there was more reform along with more emphasis on certain topics including forest management and pest and disease control. Overall members, U.S….
California Farm Bureau Urges House to Pass Farm Bill
…well as at farms and packinghouses.” He said Farm Bureau also welcomes farm bill programs to protect animal agriculture from catastrophic diseases, to allow dairy farmers to enroll in risk-management…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Release of Farm Bill Conference Report
…exports through robust trade programs. While we would have liked to see more progress on work requirements for SNAP recipients and forest management reforms, the conference agreement does include several…
Almond Matters: Getting Proactive with Winter Sanitation
…the food source that these critters have over the winter and that helps us with control,” said Lopez. Being diligent with winter sanitation can reduce the amount of pest management…
Secretary Perdue announces new OneUSDA Internship Program
…USDA will hire Pathways Interns in hundreds of locations across every state in the country for the following occupational fields: Veterinary Science Biological Sciences (e.g., natural resources management forestry, wildlife…
BEE Where Website Helps Growers
…owners entering the state of California. The California Association of Pest Control Advisers ( CAPCA) and the Ag Commissioners have been frustrated with the lack of cooperation from out of…
CCM: Farm Bill Deal Good for Citrus Future
…insects in backyard citrus trees. Negotiators have also agreed to maintain funding for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention…
Secretary Perdue Comments on Signing of USMCA
…Canada, and imposes new disciplines on Canada’s supply management system. The agreement also preserves and expands critical access for U.S. poultry and egg producers and addresses Canada’s discriminatory wheat grading…
Farm Bureau Calls for Final Farm Bill Approval
…Members Stabenow and Peterson made the bill a priority for this Congress, and all Americans—farmers and consumers—are better off for it. “Continued access to risk management tools, assistance in foreign…
Pretty Now, Pests Later-Invasive Plants
Kudzu Cathy Isom gets you into your garden by telling you what you should know about plants that may look pretty now, but could turn into be pests later. That’s…
USDA Announces Funding for CA Water Infrastructure
…main canal. These facilities would increase water management flexibility and improve water supply resiliency for participants during dry years and directly increase the efficiency and reliability of water management in…
NRCS Takes Individual Approach to Sustainability Projects
…fertilizer you’re putting on to a particular field, also having workshops related to irrigation water management and just how much nitrogen comes in through your irrigation water, doing soil testing…