…Enhancement Program (SWEEP), authorized by emergency drought legislation (Senate Bill 103). SWEEP is a unique opportunity for growers to receive financial assistance to install water distribution systems that save water…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…programs in decades. Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs Vilsack also announced that new tools are now available to help provide farmers the information they need to choose the…
California Crop Weather
…were given supplemental feed to compensate for the lack of nutritious forage. Fire danger remained high across the state. Sheep grazed on idle fields and alfalfa fields. Some bees were…
Counties Applying for Drought Assistance Grants
…made was that Tulare County is one of the leading counties when it comes to applying for water assistance grants. Counties Applying for Drought Assistance Grants So far they have…
Groundwater Legislation Will be Costly
…District General Manager Mark Larsen says getting together a group and starting the process will be no easy task. Even with some state assistance, Larsen says the amount of resources…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…more. The Livestock Indemnity Program, the Tree Assistance Program and the Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program Frost Freeze payments will also be cut by 7.3 percent on Oct. 1, 2014. Unlike…
What’s Plantable?
…$237,000 grant from CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The app will help drive young consumers to nurseries and garden centers, which is great for the industry – but it…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 19
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, cutting edge conservation ideas, helping SNAP…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower Aid; Land Values; New Captain Citrus
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week features information on financial assistance for citrus growers from USDA, a report on citrus land values in Florida and the debut of the…
California’s Fertilizer Research Conference Comes to Modesto October 29-30, 2014
…please visit the conference website: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/frep.html For more information about the 2014 conference or the department’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program, please contact program staff at frep@cdfa.ca.gov or (916) 900-5022….
California School District Rewrites Menu for Student Lunches
(from PB News Hour) For children across the country, returning to school means eating mass-produced lunches. But Oakland, California, is implementing an ambitious plan to transform their lunch program to…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…CIG program to fund the development of unique and innovative solutions that will make natural resources conservation more effective and efficient. State level grants will be announced soon. “Conservation Innovation…
Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Announced
…to balance the farm’s bottom line with environmentally sound practices to support the local food economy. The farm has an extensive education and outreach program, including popular tours, events, class…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…Conservation Stewardship Program contract with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and have also received technical assistance from NRCS. The Secretary saw soil conservation practices including “no till” and grassed waterways…