There is a group of programs by the Natural Resources Conservation Service that can help producers with a variety of conservation projects. Sabrina Hill talks with Assistant State Conservationist Alan…
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
CDFA continues to accept applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, or SWEEP. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2014. The program is designed to provide financial…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…conservation practices and policy changes agreed upon by the Bi-State Local Area Working Group in its action plan. The announcement comes at the conclusion of an extended public comment period…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…and property from blowing dust. EWP funding is available for all private properties, not just agricultural land. EWP is implemented immediately and does not wait for a sign up deadline,…
Clean Water Rules Comment Period Extended
After loud outcry from the agriculture industry, the Environmental Protection Agency has extended the comment period on clean water rules. This extension is a victory for farming families – according…
Crop Progress for June 4
…Some cotton fields are struggling to develop good leaf area due to extended thrips damage in the southern region of the state. Beet armyworms turned up in alfalfa, but there…
2014 FSA County Committee Elections
…agricultural community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). County Committee members help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. The deadline to submit nomination forms to local Service…
Leopold Conservation Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
…Award Review Panel will be evaluating properties based on responsible and sustainable land management, economics, innovation, overall land health, and community outreach and leadership. The deadline for nominations is July…
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
…Disaster Assistance Program coverage. Farmers and ranchers interested in signing up must do so before the Aug. 29, 2014, deadline. For more information on the 2012 SURE program, visit any…
Prop 2 Deadline Looming, Lawsuit Grows
As the deadline for Prop 2 compliant eggs in California nears, more states are joining the lawsuit against AB1437 which mandates imported eggs to be Prop 2 complaint as well….
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
…extended new or improved broadband service for more than 7 million Americans and 364,000 rural businesses; improved or constructed more than 90,000 miles of electric line; invested in 6,700 water…
Two UC Farm Advisors issue Article on Alfalfa’s Resilience to Drought
…cannot survive extended periods without irrigation. However, alfalfa is more resilient because it can go into a drought-induced dormancy over the summertime, at least for one year. However, they point…
Water Crisis Results from Years of Inaction
…living the future that we have predicted for at least the last two decades. Without the creation of additional water storage, California is unprepared for extended drought. Because of the…
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Review Period Extended 60 Days
180-day period responds to public requests for addition time to review and comment Lead state and federal agencies today extended the public comment period for the Draft Bay Delta Conservation…