…Dispatched highly skilled crews, incident management teams, and Law Enforcement Officers to Puerto Rico to rapidly clear roads, remove debris and protect public safety in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria….
Improvements to Crop Insurance continue in 2018
…Risk Management Agency (RMA) continues to improve the program, increasing its availability and effectiveness as a risk management tool while safeguarding the integrity of the program. In 2017, RMA had…
Medfly Quarantine in San Mateo County
…has proven to be effective in eradicating the pest in previous detections. The Medfly quarantine affects many growers in the area as well as wholesalers, retailers, and nurseries that grow…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…encouraging prescribed burning as a grazing management practice, and improving access to conservation planning tools used for developing grazing management plans. Organic Agriculture Systems: Helping organic producers develop innovative cropping…
Emergency Request for ACP Regional Quarantine Amendment
…has been aggressively combatting ACP, but the efforts to slow the spread of the pest have not been as successful as were intended. Huanglongbing (HLB) has still not yet been…
CDFA Announces Funding for Dairy Digester Development Program
…been allocated to support non-digester practices that reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations through the Alternative Manure Management Program(AMMP). Milk producers and dairy digester developers can apply for…
Register for Inaugural California Coffee Summit
…Agriculture will be giving presentations on topics such as the development of estate coffee, along with pest and disease management. UC Cooperative Extension advisors Ramiro Lobo, Gary Bender, and Duncan…
NRCS Invests 84.6 Million Through EQIP for 2017
…in 2017 to voluntarily create a conservation plan that identifies goals for improving natural resources on their property. The plan outlines possible structural and management solutions to address resource needs….
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
The Department of Agriculture has ended a ten percent higher crop insurance coverage option for prevented planting claims. In a memo sent out to insurers and USDA’s Risk Management Agency…
Family of Late California Farmer Accept Conservation Award
…to better steward the soil, water, and wildlife. The competitive award is presented to those who demonstrate outstanding stewardship and management of natural resources. It originated in Colorado and has…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
…Canada ends its supply-management system for dairy, which the Canadian government says is a non-starter. The NMPF also joined other organizations in writing a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…another tool in the toolbox for integrated feral swine damage management.” The development of tools and techniques for use in feral swine damage management supports the National Feral Swine Damage…
Thomas Fire Scorches Avocado Acreage
…Management Agency to address relief efforts for the Thomas Fire. “Growers just need to remain vigilant,” said Spann. “I know some growers have lost homes and personal property, so just…
CDFA Healthy Soils Program Awards $5.23 Million in Grants
…benefits to California communities. The $5.23 million in HSP funding is split between 64 incentives programs and 22demonstration projects, both of which promote widespread adoption of conservation management practices statewide….