…Now, USDA is using funding from the 2014 Farm Bill to develop the Organic Integrity Database, a modernized certified organic operations database that will provide accurate information about all certified…
Snowpack Melts Early Across the West
West-wide snowpack is melting earlier than usual, according to data from the fourth 2015 forecast by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “Almost all of…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…three-quarters are less than 100 acres. 8) So how much water does it take to grow almonds? According to data collected from growers, they apply an average of 35.58 inches…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…the basin. Local plans will also need to reduce pumping rights when farmers make efficiency upgrades to keep these investments from reducing long-term supplies. Data on groundwater use and other…
Gov. Brown Directs First-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions
…into 2016. Additional actions required by the order include: Taking action against water agencies in depleted groundwater basins that have not shared data on their groundwater supplies with the state;…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…are strong, and continue to rise. This additional week will give producers a little more time to have those final conversations, review their data, visit their local Farm Service Agency…
Atwater FFA Sweeps Merced College FFA Field Day
…analyze various soil pits and determine soil texture, water holding capacity, and erosion characteristics while associated the data with agriculture applications. The Atwater FFA 2nd place Ag Mechanics team was…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that family-owned farms remain the backbone of the agriculture industry. The latest data come from the Census of Agriculture…
USDA NASS Continues to Survey Farmers and Landlords for TOTAL Survey
…Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey. NASS is collecting data from both farm operators and landlords who are not farm operators to create a complete picture of farm costs, land ownership, demographics…
Valencia Orange Production Forecast at 20 Million Cartons
…The season has been dry in many areas and measurements are indicating an average fruit size, but the fruit set has been negatively impacted. Survey data indicated an average fruit…
Beet Curly Top Virus (CTV) Update
…collected throughout the month of February from Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Merced, Monterey, Riverside, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties. Complete results have not yet been received. Data will be listed…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…the factual data that underpins these projections, making it one of the most important surveys we conduct each year.” NASS will mail the survey questionnaire in late February, asking producers…
Zero Allocations…Again
…Delta. “His statement that real data is not fool-proof and he would exercise his judgment runs parallel to the federal policy which is unacceptable but consistent, that producing food is…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…to have those final conversations, review their data, and to visit the Farm Service Agency to make those decisions,” said Vilsack. If no changes are made to yield history or…