…the cattle industry. The manual and the BQA Program are both managed by the producer education team at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff. The…
Chlorpyrifos Ban in California Officially Underway
…and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) also announced that Governor Gavin Newsome will be adding $5.7 million in new funding to support the transition to more sustainable…
Organic Certification Cost Aid Continues With New Farm Bill
…apply for grant agreements to administer the OCCSP program in fiscal 2019. State agencies that establish agreements for fiscal year 2019 may be able to extend their agreements and receive…
OFAC Begins Educational Seminar Series in Salinas
The Organic Fertilizer Association of California (OFAC) is starting their educational seminar series for 2019 beginning on Tuesday, May 7 at the Salinas Sports Complex. The educational workshop offers growers…
Last Chance to Comment on OTA GRO Organic Initiative
…the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025…
Additional Funding Available for Two Air Quality Incentive Programs
…additional $1 million in funding. The alternatives to open burning of agricultural materials program is used to provide incentive funding to encourage commercial ag operations to chip or shred any…
Time Running Out to Submit CSP Applications
…Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November 1, 2025 Beef…
Sacramento Lawmakers Hear Concerns from California Grape Industry
…Concerns from California Grape Industry About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting online applications for funding through the new ReConnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program. These funds will…
State Trade Expansion Program Deadline Approaches
…including food and agricultural products. Award recipients of the STEP program will be required to contribute a cost share equal to 35 percent of the total project. Funding requests will…
Investment in Sterile Navel Orangeworm Project Keeps Rearing Facility Open
…on the almond production side,” said Josette Lewis, Director of Agricultural Affairs at ABC. “The research that we’re funding right now is really to test out the viability of this…
Effort to Repair Friant-Kern Canal Passes First Hurdle
…Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus, as well as the Western Growers Association. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Image credit: Friant-Kern Canal east…
Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by May 10
…Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…the state level, NRCS has periodic funding cutoff periods when applications are evaluated for selection. TITLE III – Trade Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation Funding: On February 7, 2019, the Foreign…