…of almonds and get details on studies that shows how almonds can help you stay full longer. Almond Update: Almonds as Healthy Snacks Hear the full interview with Jenny Heap…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…are invited to submit two-page concept proposals to the FREP by Friday, January 16, 2015. Concepts submitted should be in line with at least one of the program’s identified priority…
Changing Peach Twig Borer Management
The importance of sampling and monitoring in almonds might be changing how peach twig borer should be handled. Changing Peach Twig Borer Management Cooperative Extension Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…their operation. If the application deadline for an eligible crop has already passed, producers will have until Jan. 14, 2015, to choose expanded coverage through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance…
USDA Seeks Public Comment on New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
…final rules for USDA NRCS’s Farm Bill conservation programs, visit the EQIP Rule Page. For more information on technical and financial assistance available through EQIP, visit the EQIP Web page….
Almond Board Video: Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds
…pollination communication chain, including growers, PCAs, beekeepers and county ag commissioners. For more information on the Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds, and to download materials, visit Almonds.com/BeeBMPs….
Growing California Video: Farm to Family
…contact Steve Linkhart, California Association of Food Banks at (510) 350-9916. For our friends and foodies– tweet, Instagram or Facebook – #CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…Tom Vilsack today announced that the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) will be extended until Dec. 19, 2014. The program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill,…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Summer Internship Applications
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s and the Public Lands Council‘s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for the summer 2015 public policy internship. The deadline to submit…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
…contact Steve Linkhart, California Association of Food Banks at (510) 350-9916. For our friends and foodies– tweet, Instagram or Facebook – #CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and…
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…three months after the enrollment deadline. The funds will hopefully help producers with some of the financial losses they sustained during that time.” The Farm Bill caps ELAP disaster funding…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
…30% of honey bee colonies nation-wide. Specific to California’s economy agribusiness community, the state’s high-value crops requiring extensive pollination include: Almonds – annual state crop value $4,347,200,000 Berries – annual…
Almond Board: Snack on Almonds While Watching the Game
…to carry that over to what you eat while watching football. The Almond Board is making sure consumers make that connection. For more on healthy snacking with almonds visit www.almonds.com….
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation for Almond Orchards
Winter sanitation can be a vital part of navel orangeworm control for almond orchards. Sabrina Hill speaks with an expert. Winter Sanitation for Almonds…