…The current political atmosphere is not very conducive for instituting a spirit of cooperation between legislators in Washington, who are already up against a September 30 deadline for establishing a…
2018 Almond Forecast Up 7.9 Percent
…extended, due to cold temperatures, and lasted a few weeks. Frosts during bloom hit orchards hard, especially on the east side of the valley. Younger trees were impacted more severely…
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…due from farmers back in February, but the deadline has been extended through the end of July. A press release from the National Agricultural Statistics Service says they extended the…
Senate Farm Bill Passes with Overwhelming Support
…drafts into a final version of the farm bill. In the event Congress cannot make the necessary compromises, there is a possibility that the current farm bill could be extended….
Perdue Signals Aid Plan Announcement Possible Around Labor Day
…himself a “Labor Day deadline” with the corn and soybean harvest looming. Perdue says he and USDA see the trade environment as “temporary.” A 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans…
Optimism Surrounds Upcoming House Farm Bill Vote
The House of Representatives will be taking another farm bill vote before the Friday, June 22 deadline and some on Capitol Hill believe that there is a promising chance of…
Freedom Caucus Farm Bill Support Still Uncertain
Freedom Caucus members have yet to submit unison support for the House farm bill. The House set a revote deadline for this Friday when the farm bill failed because Democrats…
House Faces Friday Deadline to Pass Current Farm Bill
The U.S. House faces a Friday deadline to revote on the current farm bill proposal. As of Monday, the farm bill, passed out of committee with Republican support only, was…
Trump Set to Launch Tariffs Against China
President Donald Trump could impose tariffs on Chinese good Friday, or perhaps next week, according to Politico. Sources say the imminent move faces a Friday deadline for publishing a final…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program
…The re-enrollment deadline was previously extended through June 8, 2018. The deadline is being extended a second time to ensure that dairy producers are given every opportunity to make a…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…MPP payment in the last few months. The enrollment deadline was originally June 1st, but was extended a week by USDA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Legislative Updates Affecting California Agriculture
There are some important legislative updates that could have an impact on growers after the California Legislature reached its fiscal deadline on May 25th addressing bills with state costs. The…
Getting Prepared for the Bovine General Order Implementation
The first deadline associated with the General Order for Confined Bovine Feeding Operations, known as the Bovine General Order, is quickly approaching. The Central Valley Water Quality Control Board adopted…
Last Chance to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
…provide data in service to U.S. agriculture,” said NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “We extended the original Census deadline because many producers weren’t counted – and if they aren’t represented in…