Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, speaking at the National Milk Producers Federation annual meeting, today announced extended deadlines for the dairy Margin Protection Program. Farmers now have until Dec. 5, 2014,…
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
…the table in helping to reach manageable solutions.” Invited speakers include: Richard Howitt and Jay Lund, University of California, Davis; Karla Nemeth, California Natural Resources Agency; Gordon Burns, California Environmental…
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…funding will be awarded to provide financial assistance for the implementation of dairy digesters that result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions and provide other environmental benefits (Phase I). An estimated…
Helene Dillard, Dean of UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Helene Dillard AgNet West’s Gary Cooper interviews Helene Dillard, Dean of UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Helene Dillard UC Davis…
USDA to Launch New Farm Bill Program to Help Provide Relief to Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…APH Yield Exclusion. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency and Farm Service Agency staff worked hard to implement several 2014 Farm Bill programs ahead of schedule, such…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces New Farm Bill Provision for Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…Vilsack and Risk Management Agency Administrator Brandon Willis comments on the premiums. How will premiums affect farmers? With the APH Yield Exclusion, Vilsack discusses those affected by drought? Farmers affected…
CDFA Awards $3.6 Million to Assist Farmers with Drought Through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…emissions.” This program is the first of its kind at CDFA and applies to its authority under the Environmental Farming Act, which states that the department should establish and oversee…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…Facebook by end of this month. Participants are asked to take a photograph of the CA Grown logo or anything grown or produced in California and then use #cagrown in…
Dairy Margin Protection Program Signup
Dairy producers can now sign up for the new Margin Protection Program. Sabrina Hill has more. Programs for Dairy Producers National Milk Producers Federation CEO Jim Mulhern says this is…
Farmers Deciding on Farm Bill Programs
…has more. Farmers Deciding on Farm Bill Programs USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini says the timeline for producers to sign up for one of two Farm Bill programs…
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
…control in major crops is almost entirely accomplished with herbicides today,” said Vilsack. “USDA, working in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, must continue to identify ways to encourage producers…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Directors Support California Farm Bureau’s Voter Guide
…goals included funding for: Water storage that was continuously appropriated, Disadvantaged communities to deal with drinking water solutions, Local entities to assist with groundwater management and Protections for area of…
Release of Endoparasite for the Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid
APHIS published a draft environmental assessment on September 18, 2014 for the proposed release of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis for the biological control of the Asian citrus psyllid in the United States….
USDA Expands Access to Credit to Help More Beginning and Family Farmers
…an agricultural field. Also, individuals who own farmland under a different legal entity operating the farm now may be eligible for loans administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Producers…
