…crop production and livestock sales both increased 6 percent in 2013, while production input (farm supply) sales increased 2 percent. “These sales and net income records for ag cooperatives, combined…
2014 Grant Awards to Support Farmers Markets, Local Food and Organic Production
…Alonzo also discusses USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grants that aim to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers. AMS Administrator Anne Alonzo To learn…
Deadlines Approching for Disaster Programs
…Producers Deadline September 30th is an important deadline for eligible livestock producers to sign up for a USDA Farm Bill livestock disaster program and receive full payment. Livestock Producers Deadline…
Red Meat Production Down 10 Percent From Last Year
…year, veal was down 12 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent. The full USDA Livestock Slaughter Report, with…
California Crop Weather
…daily. In San Mateo County, pumpkins were harvested and the pea harvest wrapped up. Livestock Very poor range conditions and lack of water continued to plague livestock producers. Range cattle…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…several days or more to complete, producers are encouraged to begin the application process as soon as possible. The Livestock Forage Disaster Program compensates eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing…
USDA: 2013 Potato Production Down 6 Percent
…Sales for livestock feed, at 1.25 million cwt, decreased significantly from 2012. Potatoes used for chips and shoestrings totaled 60.2 million cwt in 2013, up 2 percent from the previous…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…deer conservation efforts, and the First Nations Development Institute will receive almost $69,000 to develop a conservation planning process, led by Navajo livestock producers on the Navajo Reservation. Seven of…
California Gets $22 Million from USDA for Conservation Programs
…and related sectors of the economy. “Conservation easements help farmers and ranchers protect valuable agricultural lands from development, restore lands that are best suited for grazing, and return wetlands to…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…recreation and related sectors of the economy. “Conservation easements help farmers and ranchers protect valuable agricultural lands from development, restore lands that are best suited for grazing, and return wetlands…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Producers forced to liquidate their livestock may also…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…the Livestock Gross Margin program may register for the Margin Protection Program, but the new margin program will only begin once their Livestock Gross Margin coverage has ended. The Margin…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
From Dr. Annette Jones, D.V.M., State Veterinarian and Director The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has cooperated with the livestock industry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…fencing and the rotational grazing, we seem to be doing OK through this drought period.” Ken Tate, a plant sciences professor and a Cooperative Extension rangeland watershed specialist, recently surveyed…