…Valley. Wood chips remove nitrogen in tile drain water Using wood chips and supplemental carbon sources, Tim Hartz, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences,…
CA Free of TB Testing for Cattle Movement
…TB eradication program and determined that the state now meets the requirements for accredited free status. California’s program included testing 1,444,122 cattle in several hundred herds. The program also encompasses…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…first-of-its kind state program that invests in farmland conservation in order to benefit the climate. The Strategic Growth Council launched the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) in 2015. The…
Wal-Mart donated $1 Million for Conservation Efforts by Rice Farmers
…to financial assistance for producers who implement conservation practices on their lands through Farm Bill programs. “DU will serve as the boots-on-the-ground delivery mechanism to provide professional advice to interested…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…Spanish to connect more people to nutrition assistance programs such as SNAP and the Summer Food Service Program. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR) has hosted…
USDA Announces Assistance for Dairy Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced that dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy will get approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance. Vilsack said Thursday “we…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers Due to Tightening Dairy Margins May/June 2016 Average Margins Below $6 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance…
Specialty Crop Research Grants
…research and extension needs that span the entire spectrum of specialty crops production. To date, USDA has awarded almost $400 million through the specialty crops program. From the National Association…
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
…is needed in rural America, just as it is in urban and suburban communities.” Duvall pointed out the bill would provide agriculture education programs the funding assistance needed to create…
Agri View: Farm Labor
…column I have is already outdated. It is a report on farm labor shortage in twenty states. The problem referred to in this report deals with the H-2A program and…
July Dairy Market Report
…May did not restrain increases in Chicago Mercantile cash prices for these products that month. However, the monthly Margin Protection Program margin dropped by more than a dollar per hundredweight…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…the 2016 Envirothon, a leading environmental education program run by the U.S.-based National Conservation Foundation (NCF). The top three scoring teams were awarded a total of $30,000 in cash prizes…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
…a safer food supply at www.medium.com/usda-results. To date, NIFA has awarded almost $400 million through the SCRI program. Previously funded projects include a Virginia Polytechnic Institute project that will help…
5th Annual Kids’ “State Dinner”
…Nutrition Policy and Promotion At the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, we are excited about using local foods and flavors to create healthy and delicious plates. Through our MyPlate,…