…USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s 2014 Experiment Station Section Excellence in Multistate Research Award. The award recognized “exceptional collaboration on a multistate research project that helps farmers better…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to…
Bats Work the Night Shift in Pollination
…feed on the nectar of agave flowers too,” said Cyndee Watson, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The common feeding features of pollinating bats are elongated…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections to Begin Monday, Nov. 3 Dolcini The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging farmers and ranchers to make their voices heard by…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 31
…USDA Week In Review, helping the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese ordering out for American food, and the truth about bats. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fas.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us…
USDA Announces $29 Million to Provide Housing for Farmworkers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is investing $29 million to provide affordable housing for farm laborers and their families. “Housing is often the first step on the…
Agri View: UAV???
Everett Griner talks about agriculture waiting with anxiety for rules and regulations by FAA for the use of UAV’s in today’s Agri View. UAV???…
Ag Advancements Come From Military
Military development is a good way to predict what the next drone advancement will be for the agriculture industry. Ag Advancements Come From Military Owner of Drone Rangers Ag and…
Low-VOC Options for New Regulations in 2015
…representative from Adama on how growers can meet these low-VOC regulations. Low-VOC Requirements with Adama For more on the new regulations, see the California Department of Pesticide Regulations fact sheet….
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
News Release from USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that more than $4 million in technical and financial assistance will be provided to help farmers and…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
…future,” said Vilsack. The secure website can be accessed via computer, smartphone or tablet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) also extended the opportunity for public comments on both the…
California Rough Rice Stocks Up 158 Percent from October 2013
…positions totaled 1.11 million cwt, down 22 percent from the August 1, 2014 level and 8 percent below a year ago. Read the full USDA Rice Stocks report here. (.pdf)…
State and Federal Officials to Discuss Drought and Groundwater Management for 2015
…Protection Agency; Members of California Water Commission – Joe Del Bosque, Kimberly Delfino and David Orth; Dr. Glenda Humiston, USDA Rural Development; Carlos Suarez, USDA State Conservationist; Jeff Yasui, USDA…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in San Joaquin County
…leaves and stems prior to moving out of the quarantine area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures which are designed to keep…