…wildfire disasters—the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, in particular, as well the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. USDA officials said arrangements have been made with a ranch on the perimeter of the…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…protections offered by this program, because despite the very best forecasts, markets can change.” Vilsack encouraged producers to use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Agency Service (FSA) online Web…
Sage Grouse Stays off Endangered Species List
…ranchers across the West and the states’ efforts, not due to the Environmental Impact Statements, which have yet to even be implemented.” In early 2014, PLC and NCBA filed detailed…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
…Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency programs that can provide financial, disaster or technical assistance to the agricultural community. She spoke with AgNet West before the official announcement Tuesday…
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
…those materials in consideration of existing environmental issues. The content is geared toward a wide range of agriculturalists, including agricultural supply and service consultants, growers, university extension specialists, certified crop…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…of American agriculture, from my own potato fields in Maine to the heartland’s corn, wheat and soybean fields and livestock pastures to the orchards, vineyards and vegetable fields of the…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…approach. For example, the proposed water standard in the rule for growing and harvesting produce was based on an Environmental Protection Agency recreational water standard, yet FDA failed to make…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…supply is unknown. Other irrigation districts and water users have had their water diversions curtailed. In other areas, there is groundwater, but pumping water is expensive and so far agency…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…Rich Matteis. “Some bills will help agriculture, and business generally, by not winning approval.” Two environmental bills—Senate Bills 32 and 350—received mixed outcomes last week, said Cynthia Cory, CFBF environmental…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
…NASS in conjunction with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) to provide objective information to serve the organic industry. Survey results are available at www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/Organic_Survey/ or the Quick Stats database at…
FSA Offers Help for CA Farmers, Ranchers Affected by Fires
The USDA Farm Service Agency has programs that can help California farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires. Sabrina Hill talks with FSA Administrator Val Dolcini. Full interview, Val Dolcini on…
The Western View: Wildfires
Stop extreme environmentalism to stop extreme wildfires! The Western View: Wildfires We are seeing the dark side of the environmental movement. Thanks in part to the policies enacted in the…
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…with their recovery efforts. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) can assist farmers and ranchers who lost livestock, grazing land, fences or eligible trees, bushes and vines as a result of…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…their flocks indoors for protection until further notice. Will said he kept his birds indoors during the outbreak, but has since returned them outside. With fall approaching, he said he…
