USDA Strengthens Crop Insurance Program to keep Rural Economy Viable Changes to the Federal crop insurance program initiated in 2017 will continue into 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
California Citrus Production Outpaces Florida
…Florida continues to deal with hurricane aftermath and continued disease pressure. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, California growers sold about 3.9 million tons of citrus during the 2016-2017…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday, 12-20-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Medfly Quarantine in San Mateo County
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) along with the San Mateo County Agricultural Commissioner’s office to address the issue. The quarantine area measures…
Disaster Bill Includes Cotton, Dairy Provisions
…“deeply flawed safety net program.” The bill also includes $2.6 billion for Florida agriculture for producers who have suffered hurricane-related losses. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Irma Cost Continues to Mount
Everett Griner talks about the agriculture losses suffered by Hurricane Irma continuing to mount in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses the damage to the agriculture losses suffered in Georgia and…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday, 12-19-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Cruz Proposes Renewable Fuel Credit Cap
…proposal to help refiners adhere to the Renewable Fuels Standard. The proposal follows a hold Cruz placed on the vote to confirm Bill Northey to a top Department of Agriculture…
Farm Co-ops Get Section 199 Fix in Tax Bill
…Dakota and Senator John Thune of South Dakota for their work in adding the language to the tax bill, along with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts. Previously, NCFC said…
Organic Trade Association Filed Complaint About Organic Livestock Rule
…called the move a “groundless step” by USDA. OTA says that by the Agriculture Department’s own count, out of the more than 47,000 comments the department received in the last…
Agri View: Political Questions and Issues
…labor. Two factors having more impact on agriculture than all of the others combined. But, Everett also asked questions about other issues that need to be covered for agriculture. Political…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…American agriculture has its unique conservation challenges,” said Johansson. “CIG enables USDA to help support new, innovative tools and techniques which have helped U.S. agriculture become the powerhouse we see…
CDFA Now Accepting Temporary Cannabis Licensing Applications
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) CalCannabis program has officially launched its online licensing system and is now accepting applications for temporary commercial cannabis licenses for cultivators, nurseries…
Emergency Request for ACP Regional Quarantine Amendment
…will apply to all citrus shipments moving between bulk citrus regional ACP quarantine zones. Under the regional quarantine amendment, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will be providing…