Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting

Taylor HillmanGeneral, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

…Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office will discuss potential new use of entomopathogenic fungi in nutrient and moisture conservation and promoting plant growth, important lettuce diseases and their management, automated thinners in…

Water Forum August 29 in Fresno

Taylor HillmanDrought, Water

…Orth, general Manager of the Kings River Conservation District and Sen. Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto. James points out this is an educational event, with the opportunity afterward to talk with the…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress

DanCattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Water

…Indemnity Payment Program; (4) Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; (5) Loan Deficiency Payments; and (6) Sugar. TITLE II – Conservation Regional Conservation Partnership Program: In May, the new Regional Conservation

USDA Announces Grants to Help Veterans and Minority Farmers Get Started in Agriculture

DanCattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables

…provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships;…

USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought

DanCattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Drought, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Water

…to help farmers and ranchers implement conservation practices to conserve water, protect fields from erosion and improve access to water for livestock. Invested $5 million in emergency watershed protection. Provided…