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
…farmworkers and their communities,” said Tony Hernandez, Administrator of USDA’s Rural Housing Service, which runs the Farm Labor Housing program. Earlier this month, Hernandez toured the Sugarloaf Apartments farm labor…
Water Quality Contributing to Salinity
…Farm Advisor, and contributing author to the Almond Doctor blog, David Doll says soil salinity is high right now and growers need to be careful with where they are getting…
Western View: Water Uses
Hear about water uses and the complex battle for water in this week’s Western View. Western View: Water Uses Hear the Western View every Wednesday during Farm City Newsday. To…
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
…to enroll in the voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of…
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
…Risk Management Agency; Jacque Johnson, USDA Farm Service Agency; and Kerry Tucker, Nuffer Smith and Tucker Public Relations. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and…
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…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review October 24
…In Review, celebrating WIC’s 40th anniversary, helping pollinators thrive and survive, and using rain barrels to save water and money. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic www.flickr.com/usdagov www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm www.fas.usda.gov/…
United States Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
…cattle during September totaled 1.68 million, 1 percent below 2013. Other disappearance totaled 65,000 during September, 5 percent above 2013. Read the full USDA Cattle on Feed Report here. (.pdf)…
Irrigation Trial Covered at Nut Conference
A current almond orchard water trial in several areas of California focuses on deficit irrigation. Irrigation Trial Covered at Nut Conference Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Blake Sanden says the trial…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Santa Clara County
…An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures, which are designed to keep ACP and other insects out. Residents with backyard citrus trees in…