…Riverside, and UC Cooperative Extension to work closely with residents, local community officials and arborists. “This pest is a serious threat to our nursery growers and palm date farmers,” said…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and consumer needs. The State Board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding AFBF, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
…Water Act mandates disclosure of information concerning permit issuance. For livestock and poultry farmers without a Clean Water Act permit, the court concluded that so long as the farmer’s personal…
CDFA Announces New Grant Funding Opportunity for Nitrogen Management Research
…proposals, including timelines, application criteria, and priority research areas are available at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/frep/CompetitiveGrantProgram.html Since 1990, the Fertilizer Research and Education Program has funded more than 160 research projects focusing on…
Kern Ag Community Continues to Promote Successful Spray Safe Effort
While pesticide spray drift incidents are dramatically down in Kern County, area farm interests continue to meet and discuss ways to further enhance safety. Farmers, pest control advisors and applicators…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…the story of pecans, and how they will soon become a contender in the California nut industry. It’s a story of dedicated farmers applying technology and science to make their…
Nationwide USDA Organic Survey Underway
…organic crop and livestock producers. Farmers and ranchers can fill out the survey online via a secure website, www.agcensus.usda.gov, or return their form by mail. Federal law (Title 7, U.S….
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
…use broad assumptions related to commodity estimates for a multi-year period and provide farmers an opportunity to enter variables such as crops, acres, yields, and prices as part of their…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…program is holding its first public auction of water quality credits, generated by farmers in the basin. USDA also funded a project led by the Delta Institute that culminated in…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review January 23
…this edition of USDA Week In Review, a tool for improving your health, streamlining USDA services, and cleaner water and better roads. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.rd.usda.gov…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection in Tulare County Expands Quarantine Into Fresno County
…Fresno County Boundary Line. The quarantine map is available online at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/acp-qmaps. The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus and curry tree nursery stock out of the quarantine area and…
Who Is The Farm Program Decision Maker on Rented Land?
With so many farmers renting a lot of their land, who gets to make the important Farm Bill decisions about such things as base acre reallocation? Who Is The Farm…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…“Both the species and the industry have much to gain from this new partnership.” This project will provide $1.1 million to address factors that challenge dairy farmers and threaten Tricolored…
Western View: California Warming
…and farmers need to pay attention to it. Here are some interesting facts: The last record year for cold was 1911. We’ve been warming up ever since. Nine of the…