The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Integrated Pest Control Branch is announcing one vacancy on the Beet Curly Top Virus Control Board. This Advisory Board makes recommendations to…
High School Ag Program Expands
As AgNet West has reported on before, the FARMS Leadership program provides high school students hands-on learning in all agriculture fields by touring local companies and learning what all goes…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging producers who have suffered eligible disaster-related losses to act to secure assistance by Sept. 30, 2014, as congressionally mandated payment reductions will take…
AgNeTVideo: Interview With Nicole Dominguez, Archer Daniels Midland
…than 270 processing plants, they convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Nicole Dominguez discusses what this means to California agriculture….
CA Agrotourism: SLO’s Madonna Inn
Erika Schaeffer, Trail Guide As we head into the last holiday weekend of the summer, it’s easy in California to incorporate agriculture into your weekend fun. Sabrina Hill shows us…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review August 29
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/… www.flickr.com/photos/usd… www.fs.fed.us www.dm.usda.gov…
USDA Announces New Risk Management Program for Dairy Farmers
Vilsack This morning, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the start of a new risk management program for dairy farmers, known as the Dairy Margin Protection Program. Vilsack announces program for…
It’s a bet! California Grown products on the line in football wager with New Mexico
…and New Mexico State in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The challenge was made by New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture (and archrival) Jeff Witte. If (when) Cal Poly wins, a basket…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill,…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
From Dr. Annette Jones, D.V.M., State Veterinarian and Director The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has cooperated with the livestock industry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
EPA Finally Hands Over Maps Detailing the Extent of their WOTUS Proposal
…100,000 additional stream miles that could be regulated under the proposed regulation. “This is the smoking gun for agriculture,” said McDonald. “These maps show that EPA knew exactly what they…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
(From UC Davis) While a severe drought continues to devastate California agriculture, one sheep rancher in Oroville has found a centuries-old solution at the bottom of his wood stove —…
Statements from Officials on Dairy Pricing Legislation
…Talamantes Eggman, chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee: “Over the last few months there has been significant progress in narrowing the great divide among stakeholders over how to reform California’s…
Agri View: Farm Numbers
Everett Griner talks about how agriculture statistics can be mixed in today’s Agri View. Farm Numbers…