…U.S. in agriculture sales and NASS Pacific Region Director Gary R. Keough says that’s something to be proud of. Listen to the report below. Census Reports California Operating Farms are…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP): On April 9, 2019, NRCS determined that RCPP projects with agreements entered into prior to September 30, 2018, may continue to enter into new RCPP-CSP contracts with…
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
…as eBay, Bank of American and Ikea in becoming members of RE100. The collaborative, global initiative is led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, is designed to help…
Almond Matters: Effective Mite Control with An Insect Growth Regulator
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, using an insect growth regulator to control pests such as twospotted spider mites and Pacific mites requires appropriate timing for applications…
Seed Industry Storms the Hill
…USDA agriculture research, including critical programs like the Germplasm Enhancement of Maize (GEM) program and the National Plant Germplasm System. GEM is a unique public-private partnership between the federal government,…
NPPC Calls for Swift U.S./Japan Trade Negotiation
…Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam – have implemented the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement of Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and gained more favorable access to Japan. These countries and other CPTPP implementing…
Almond Matters: Getting Ahead of Mite Control
…mites and Pacific spider mites. Individual orchards may need applications under different conditions, but Clay noted that it is always best to be out in front of the issue. “The…
CVP Water Allocations Increased to More Than Half
…experienced since mid-February has provided a significant boost to the projected water supply for the Central Valley Project this year,” Mid-Pacific Regional Director Ernest Conant said in a news release….
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…to deficit reduction, the groups pointed out. “These difficult cuts in 2014 resulted from hard choices made in partnership with agricultural leaders and were designed to substantially reform the farm…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…Conservation Service (NRCS) office submitted the family for consideration of the National Conservation Planning Partnership’s Hugh Hammond Bennett Awards for Conservation Excellence. The NRCS and National Association of Conservation Districts…
Getting More from Your Bank with Farmer Mac Services
…enhance the offerings provided by a grower’s usual bank. “Those banks can, through a partnership with Farmer Mac…create a single bank solution for their clients. They can be their operating…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
…as the operator of this complex and important infrastructure dictates we act conservatively at this time of year,” Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region Director Ernest Conant said in the allocation announcement. “In…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…California farmers and ranchers.” Houston is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned a law degree from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law…
USDA looks to “Everybody That Eats” for Market Opportunities
…still to be done with China, the Trans Pacific Partnership and the European Union trade deals he reassured the audience that the USDA is working on gaining access in other…