…pricing program. The Senators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack alleging Canada’s program punishes processors in Canada for the use of imported…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…application process for the Agricultural Water Use Efficiency & State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program. This new competitive grant program category will combine $3 million in funding from DWR’s Proposition…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…so.” Tom Suber, president of USDEC, concurred, noting: “Canada has built up a deeply problematic track record of instituting program after program to intentionally erect roadblocks to dairy imports. This…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…in a school cafeteria to promote the My Plate and YUM nutrition programs. (Credit UF/IFAS) With back-to-school season in full swing, imagine this: Your child orders lunch via computer and…
Support for the Salton Sea
Interior Department and State of California Announce Support for the Salton Sea Assistance will improve air and water quality and fish and wildlife habitat Following President Obama’s remarks at the…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
APHIS Requests Public Comment Regarding Proposed Environmental Impact Statement for the Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program Grasshoppers are plant eating insects and they are classified as serious pest and…
Lunch Packed with Nutrition
Cathy Isom checks out how to pack as much nutrition as possible in your child’s school lunch. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Lunch Packed with Nutrition Schools…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
Some new changes make it easier for producers to donate excess food to a program that helps alleviate hunger and gives them a tax break. California farmers have the opportunity…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…2014 Farm Bill has provided for a comprehensive farm safety net that will ensure financial stability for America’s farming families. Farm Bill program payments-including Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…prices. USDA says the products will go to various food nutrition assistance programs, and to charitable institutions. The actual dollar amount spent will depend on bid prices received after a…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, Eric Lauritzen and the Farmworker Advisory Committee, formed with the assistance of the Center for Community Advocacy (CCA), announced a historic pesticide initiative aimed at providing…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…per kWh. By contrast, a price floor of 12 cents per kWh was established for biomass when the program began. With the state legislative session due to end Aug. 31,…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…areas are dealing with a lot of lodging and green snap. South Dakota: 142. bu. per acre. Southeastern portions of the state got their crop planted late due to excessive…
Agri View: Feral Hog Image
…APHIS, Wildlife Services (WS) wildlife biologists and field specialists reduce feral swine damage by providing technical assistance to landowners and land-managers or conducting direct operational management activities to eliminate or…