…the five-year average of 2.562. USDA/NASS March Citrus Ctrop Forecast 2014-15 California Valencia Orange Objective Measurement Report (.pdf) Citrus March Forecast Maturity Test Results and Fruit Size (.pdf) The next…
USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Student Loan Repayment Program
Cathy Isom tells us about the program helping new Veterinarians get out of debt faster. Student Loan Repayment Program…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
…this edition of USDA Week In Review, healthy eating at schools, organic egg farming, and food prices rising a bit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fsa.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Additional Asian Citrus Psyllid Detections in Tulare County Expand Quarantine Further into Fresno County
…that all citrus fruit be free from ACP prior to moving out of the quarantine area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
…USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service administers America’s nutrition assistance programs including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service…
California Farmers and Immigration Reform
Wenger California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger discusses what needs to happen now for immigration reform and why it’s vital to much of California’s agriculture. Immigration and California Farmers…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey approximately 82,000 of the nation’s farmers to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season. “Each year, the agriculture industry eagerly awaits USDA’s Prospective…
USDA Video: USDA’s Summer Feeding Efforts
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says partners are needed to increase the number of meals in USDA’s Summer Feeding program, during this 40th year of the program….
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau in conjunction with the organization, Agri-Culture, will again host the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 18,…
Upcoming Product Showing Results in Tomatoes
A recent tomato study out of Kern County is showing promising results from new products when it comes to fighting nematodes. New Product Showing Results Kern County Farm Advisor Joe…
Forest Forces
Two USDA agencies and their partners are working on projects nationwide to improve forests on public and private lands. Cathy Isom has more. Forest Forces…
USDA Designates Imperial County in California as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in Arizona
…from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help…
Gray Proposes Laws to Alleviate Effects of Drought in Valley, Statewide
…Gray also introduced AB 1244 that allows farmers to construct small on-farm ponds to accommodate water storage and targeted irrigation. “Farmers on the Russian River watershed are allowed expedited reviews…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review February 27
…In Review, testifying on the Farm Bill, from the Army to the farm, and 100 years of market news. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=farmbill www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/newfarmers?navid=newfarmers http://blogs.usda.gov/page/2/ www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…