…Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which was created in the 2014 Farm Bill to protect critical wetlands and encourage producers to keep lands in farming and ranching. Approximately 380 projects…
California Fluid Milk and Dairy Products Production
…Producers indicate feed availability is adequate to maintain production at reasonable costs. Checking the July Dairy Products Production for California Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese California for July 2014…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…process can take 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…
European Grapevine Moth Quarantine Lifted in Solano County and Portions of Napa and Sonoma Counties
…producers,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “We must now continue our efforts and ultimately rid California of the European grapevine moth.” Approximately 240 square miles are released from quarantine. Maps…
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)…
Statements from Officials on Dairy Pricing Legislation
…amongst two sides that have been separated for quite some time. Through this process, a framework came together that would have meant substantial financial relief for producers and flexibility to…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
…concerns and reopen the market for California citrus exports. Noting the importance of the Chinese market for U.S. citrus producers, Secretary Vilsack raised the issue with Chinese officials during the…
U.S. Producers Helping with Record Numbers Worldwide
US producers, you are playing your part in helping the world set several crop production records for this marketing year. Rod Bain reports. U.S. Role in World Crop Production…
More Meat Producers Switching to Grain Feed
Lower grain prices are prompting more meat producers to switch to grain as feed, resulting in increased weights. Rod Bain has the details. Less Expensive Grains and Their Impact on…
CDFA Dairy Statistics & Trends Mid-Year Review
…2014, the average mailbox milk price paid to California producers was $22.69/cwt. (a $5.24/cwt. increase from $17.45/cwt. for the first quarter in 2013). The top ten counties in California are…
Agri View: Deer Farming
Everett Griner talks about deer farming being a new adventure for today’s producers in today’s Agri View. Deer Farming…
USDA To Measure Small Grain Production
…will contact more than 1,700 producers in California and Nevada to accurately measure 2014 acreage, yield, and production for small grains. The data collected from this survey will also help…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…chopped. Sudan grass and Bermuda grass were harvested. Livestock Bees continued to work sunflower, melon and squash fields. Range and pasture quality declined as the drought continued. Sheep and cattle…