…eligibility and to calculate losses for various disaster assistance programs. The crop acreage data report outlines the number of acres planted, prevented from planting, and failed by crop, county and…
Assistance Payments May Be More Evenly Distributed This Go Around
…farmers last year were based on a per-bushel rate. The more recent trade relief funding will be based on payment rates that are decided on a county-per-county basis. The rates…
Multiple Funding Sources Focused on Addressing Nutria Population
…John Garamendi, and TJ Cox. The semi-aquatic rodent was originally discovered in Merced County but has since been found in Stanislaus, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, and Fresno counties. Nutria are prolific…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…(NCGA) – National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Lynn Chrisp today made the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) release of county payment rates for the Market…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…is based on a single county payment rate multiplied by a farm’s total plantings of MFP-eligible crops in aggregate in 2019. Those per-acre payments are not dependent on which of…
MFP Details: ‘Minimum of $15 an Acre Initially’
…per-acre payment rate within that county. That will reflect recent production history for the various mix of commodities produced in that county, and that will be based off the trade…
Wine Origins Alliance Shifts Focus to Include Tariff Barriers
…County Vintners, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV). As trade markets have become somewhat turbulent for wine in recent years, WOA has broadened its scope of…
CAWG Foundation Awards Student Scholarships
…a 3.91 GPA, and also with extracurricular activities, including baseball, school clubs and student government. His community service includes being co-founder and president of the Fresno County Habitat for Humanity…
Methane Reduction Funding Down but Not Out
…getting it designed, getting it bid, going to the county and getting a building permit, you’re not going to have that ready by the time the application is due,” said…
Pesticide Drift Incidents Create Potential for More Regulation
Two pesticide drift incidents during the month of June resulted in dozens of farm workers being exposed in Fresno and Tulare Counties. The agricultural commissioners for both counties are continuing…
Almond Matters: Preventing Ant Damage in Orchards
…Extension in Kern County. “Then some people will put two applications on a year, in places that historically have problems.” Growers can use the level of ant damage from the…
Bill to Fix Friant-Kern Canal Continues Forward Progress
…with both the Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus. SB-559 will now be moving to the Committee on Appropriations to be heard. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
Secretary Perdue Praises Farming Innovations at Forbes AgTech Summit
…During his California visit, Secretary Perdue also met with local politicians and community members at several town hall events that took place in Clarksburg, Watsonville, Los Banos, and Yolo County….
Growers Needed for Powdery Mildew Research in Vineyards
…Gabriel Torres, Viticulture Farm Advisor for Tulare and Kings counties. “We have at least five different groups, or mode of actions, and for four of them we have registered resistance….