…conditions in the western U.S., and features a national drought summary. For the 2015 Water Year that began on October 1, 2014, the largest snowpack deficits (red areas) are in…
FSA County Committee Election Results
…a 3 year term which begins in January 2015. Dale Matney will serve as first alternate. FSA appreciates all of the voters who took the time to complete the election…
USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
…October: Soils and Products We Use November: Soils and Climate December: Soils, Culture and People For more information, visit NRCS’s soil health webpage or the International Year of Soils webpage.…
FFA Report: Sanger High
Talie Cloud, Sanger High FFA Talie Cloud of Sanger High FFA gives us this week’s Farm City Newsday FFA Report. FFA report for 01-02-15…
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for January 2015
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for January 2015. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for January is 0.125 percent, unchanged from 0.125 percent…
Platform Offers Data and Risk Contracts
…an online platform that President and CEO Brian O’Hearne was showing growers at the 2014 almond conference. Although the product itself has been around for many years, O’Hearne says they…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…are invited to submit two-page concept proposals to the FREP by Friday, January 16, 2015. Concepts submitted should be in line with at least one of the program’s identified priority…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Jan. 7
…the details for the symposium: Date: January 7, 2015 Time: 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sponsor: Cooperative Extension Fresno County Location: CPDES Hall, 172 West Jefferson Ave., Easton, CA San…
Wind Energy Booming for New Year
Wind energy is primed for a huge boom in 2015. As AgNet West has reported before, wind energy has become extremely affordable. Technology in the last ten years has made…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…2015. CCC is required to announce quarterly estimates of sugar to be purchased for the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts. Federal law allows sugar processors to…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…service. Updating yield history or reallocating base acres can occur until Feb. 27, 2015. FSA also issued a reminder that from Nov. 17, 2014, to March 31, 2015, producers will…
New Members Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
…John A. Marcy, University of Arkansas; and Christopher A. Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America. NACMPI will host its next public meetings Jan. 13-14, 2015 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. each…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…a form to respond and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential. Recipients are required to respond by February 5, 2015. NASS will publish the Census of Horticulture results…
Congress Passes Key Tax Extenders Legislation
…capital investments, cattle producers need certainty in order to properly plan for their business.” Unfortunately, the retroactive extension means producers will be operating under an expired tax code in 2015,…
