Cold temperatures are a critical part of crop development, with trees requiring a certain amount of cold during the dormant season. UC Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems Advisor, Kat Jarvis-Shean said…
Mating Disruption Incentives Made Possible Through CDFA
…the eastern San Joaquin Valley. Collaborating on this initiative are key players including the Almond Board of California (ABC), the University of California Cooperative Extension, and crop consultants partnering with…
Just Over a Month Left to Apply for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program
…from October 31, 2023, to January 13, 2024. The extension aims to provide eligible farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with additional time to apply for assistance. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack…
Week in Review: Second Straight Year of Almond Acreage Decline & Farm Bill Gets Extended
…approved a short-term extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, securing a crucial 87-11 vote. The Sites Project Authority has officially certified the Final Environmental Impact Report and given the go-ahead…
Consider Composting for Holiday Leftovers
…in the United States into three categories: excessive, expensive and environmentally harmful,” said Randall Penn, a waste reduction agent at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. “Also, according to the U.S. Environmental…
One-Year Farm Bill Extension Passes Through Congress
In a decisive move to avert a government shutdown, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a short-term extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, securing a crucial 87-11 vote. The continuing resolution…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 11-15-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes the latest on the extension for the 2018 Farm Bill and this week’s…
New USDA Investment in Specialty Crop Research
USDA is investing $70.2 million in the Specialty Crop Research Initiative to support nearly two dozen research and Extension projects. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced the funding on…
Lawmakers Discuss Farm Bill Extension
…it may be time to consider an extension. “I think we are headed for an extension and then hopefully we get to get the budget resolutions, the appropriation measures done,…
Confirmed Finds of Carpophilus Truncatus in Almonds and Pistachios
…for several years now. Associate Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, Houston Wilson said Australians’ experience with the pest will be helpful in formulating management…
El Niño, Winter Weather, and Impacts on Agriculture
…Cooperative Extension Images provided by: UGA Cooperative Extension What might the El Niño climate pattern expected to dominate this winter’s weather in our country mean from an agricultural standpoint? USDA…
Speaker Johnson a ‘Real Win for Cattle Producers’
…new Speaker. However, Lane expects the Farm Bill will not be one of the items they complete and an extension will be forthcoming. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media,…
New House Speaker Mike Johnson Sets Sights on Farm Bill
…was any mention of an extension for the 2018 Farm Bill, a potential necessity regardless of the House’s decision on a new bill in December. Brian German Ag News Director…
Farm Bill Extension Expected
…still pretty good law and I think agriculture by and large, and more importantly the extension of agriculture being the banker, could live pretty well with an extension of the…