The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board is making additional funding available for two air quality incentive programs that provide assistance for agricultural operations within the boundaries of…
Almond Matters: Prepping for Navel Orangeworm Management
…in control programs. “Typically, we have three to four generations and we start to set out traps right about now, actually the end of March, early April if it’s warm,…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…for projects seeking low-interest federal loans. This $600 million appropriation from Congress more than doubles federal funding available through USDA’s longstanding broadband programs. Future rounds of funding for ReConnect will…
Almond Matters: Springtime Monitoring Important for Orchard Success
…terms of weed control, making sure that your weed control programs are done, that you’re on top of your disease programs, that you’re on top of your other pest monitoring…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2019 Conservation Innovation Grants
…proposals to these needs. Please see www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ca/programs/financial/cig/ Funds will be awarded through a statewide competitive grants process and in 2019 will not include a pre-proposal process. Eligible applicants include state…
Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by May 10
…agency a lot more flexibility just to administer,” said NRCS Deputy Chief Jimmy Bramblett. “Much like EQIP and all of the kinds of special programs that are primarily focused on…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…is to have programs that function best for the people that we serve. We have made progress in new Farm Bill provisions, and look to implement programs that are customer…
Almond Matters: Sustainable Practices Improve Overall Industry
…sustainability efforts encourages a spirit of cooperation within the industry and helps dictate where more educational resources may need to be developed. “Typically you’re worrying about irrigation today, or pest…
American Lamb Checkoff Program Proves Value in Recent Report
…the latest offering from the American Lamb Board (ALB), which routinely commissions evaluations on its programs through third-party universities. “These results are a win for every member of the American…
Tamarixia and Other Biological Control Efforts to Stop ACP
…in the overall biological control effort. Due to expense and public opinion, Morgan noted the department has discontinued insecticide programs in urban areas. That has allowed populations of beneficial insects…
USDA Census of Agriculture One Week Away
…inform decisions about ag education, research, farm programs, rural development, and much more over the next several years. Conducting the Census is part of USDA’s commitment to you.” This Census…
USDA Launches New Farmers.gov Features to Help with H2A Applications, Managing Loans
…programs at USDA. As we adopt new technology, we are introducing simple yet innovative approaches to support our farmers, ranchers, producers, and foresters as they support the nation every day….
Seed Industry Storms the Hill
…our health and our food. Breeding methods like gene editing can be accessible to all breeding programs—of every crop and size—and to both the public and private breeding sectors. In…
App Brings STEM Agriculture Games to Youth
…slowly phase out game kiosks beginning in 2020. The My American Farm educational resource is a special project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The site and…