…a total of 27,814 certified organic operations around the world. According to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP), the number of domestic certified organic…
Atwater FFA Competes Towards A Strong Finish
…efforts.” The field day is composed of a variety of agriculture CDE’s where students demonstrate their intellectual and “hands-on” skills in agricultural related fields and occupations. The final state contest…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS forecast total acreage at 155,000 acres, including 110,000 acres of pima cotton and 45,000 acres of upland varieties. This…
How Changes In U.S. Rice Situation Impact Price
Seth Meyer with the World Agricultural Outlook Board talks about the net result with all of the small changes in the U.S. rice balance sheet. How Changes In U.S. Rice…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…don’t realize how dynamic agricultural markets are, how cropping patterns evolve over years and decades, and about the numerous factors farmers consider when choosing crops: Will the crop grow well…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…an increase in agricultural water use. But according to the Department of Water Resources, the total amount of agricultural water has held steady since 2000 and actually declined over a…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP). ACEP offers two easement options, the Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) and the Wetland…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Due April 24
…24, 2015. Refer to the application for complete instructions. The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary membership California Corporation whose purpose is to protect and promote agricultural interests…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…compensate other farmers for reducing use. Agricultural stewardship can do more to support the environment Further improvements in the management of agricultural chemicals and drainage will reduce harmful discharges. Beneficial…
USDA to Issue Disaster Assistance to Help Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides disaster relief to livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers not covered by other agricultural disaster assistance programs. Eligible losses may include excessive heat or…
Petal Fall Districts for Fresno County
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright, announced that 75 percent petal fall on the north side of citrus trees will have taken place at 1:00 a.m. April 7, 2015 in…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…see our agricultural industry and hundreds of thousands of our residents denied access to the water stored in the dams our ratepayers built. I have introduced AB 1242 which would…
Gov. Brown Directs First-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions
…recognized as an effective way to realize water reductions and discourage water waste. Agricultural water users — which have borne much of the brunt of the drought to date, with…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…long-term solutions through research will help to stop this disease that threatens the livelihoods of thousands of citrus producers and workers and billions of dollars in sales.” Since the initial…