The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $6,329,500 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act funds to public and private partners in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and American Samoa….
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $4 million for research to help federal regulatory agencies make science-based…
National 4-H Council, AFBF Establish Partnership
…nearly six million young people across the U.S. through experiences that develop critical life skills. 4-H is the youth development program of our nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and…
CDFA Announces Vacancies
Nursery Advisory Board / Shell Egg Advisory Committee Six Vacancies on the Nursery Advisory Board The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Branch is announcing six vacancies…
Farm Credit System Reports Increasing Stress
…many different sectors of agriculture. Farm debt levels are still high while cash receipts continue to decline. Interest rates remain low but are slowly beginning to rise. That’s combined with…
Lukewarm Reaction to Pruitt, EPA Chief Nominee
Heitkamp North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp recently met with President-elect Trump and remains as a potential cabinet pick. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says that doesn’t mean she’s ready to…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
Corn: No changes are made to this month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn supply and use projections. Forecast U.S. corn exports are unchanged this month, despite a sales and shipment pace that…
Agri View: Weather Disasters
Everett Griner talks about 2016 disasters to agriculture crops in today’s Agri View. Weather Disasters Well 2016 was not a year without its weather disasters for farmers. I might have…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
Proposed Reduction of the Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – San Diego County Light Brown Apple Moth Effective December 9, 2016, the Department has reduced the San Diego County…
December Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for November. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of November and the first week of December,…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…Census of Agriculture in late 2017. The census of agriculture is Your Voice, Your Future, Your Opportunity. For more information about NACS and the 2017 Census of Agriculture, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov….
Incentives for Conservation Reserve Program Participants
In an effort to improve wildlife habitat and the health of private forest lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced additional incentives available for Conservation…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
…1 million boxes. December USDA Citrus Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size form. (.pdf) USDA Citrus Crop Forecast The January citrus crop forecast will be Thursday January 12, 2017…
High School, College Students Unaware of Ag Jobs Available
A new study shows the agriculture industry adds nearly 60,000 jobs annually, yet only three percent of high school and college students are aware of the job prospects in agriculture….