…Risk Management Agency Regional Office in Davis, said considerable crop losses have been reported for prunes. Yasui said growers who suffer damage must report losses to their agent if they…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…(USDA) will provide a new financing option to help farmers purchase portable storage and handling equipment. Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Elanor…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…on water use? And what are the implications for California overall? According to a recent analysis of almond acreage by Sacramento-based agricultural and environmental consulting firm Land IQ, almond acreage…
EPA Efforts To Address Pollinator Health
An Environmental Protection Agency official shared recently with farm broadcasters his agency’s efforts to address pollinator health concerns. Efforts that include state managed pollinator protection plans and taking another look…
Meals for Kids
…standards by October 1, 2017. Regulations Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Final Rule One-Page Summaries of the…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
USDA Establishes New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers to FSA Programs Minority, Women, New and Beginning, Military Veteran and Urban Producers to Receive Training and Information on Agency Services The…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…(USTR). It identifies trade barriers to U.S. companies and products due to the intellectual property policies, such as copyright, patents, trademarks and geographical indications in other countries. Increasingly, those barriers…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…in nine states including Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. The financial assistance is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to install and…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…in infrastructure replacement needs” in water systems if they were not replaced. In the next 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates the total cost of revitalizing water pipes…
Keys (2.0) of Soil Taxonomy available in Spanish
…As the world struggles with global warming and other environmental challenges, having a universally accepted method that can be applied when soil problems are addressed will contribute to successful outcomes….
CDFA: 16M for 129 projects
…such incentive programs comes through the Environmental Farming Act of 1995. The Act mandates that the Department establish and oversee an Environmental Farming Program to provide incentives to farmers whose…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…to address the needs of agriculture – including key dairy issues – in any free trade agreement with the European Union. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman,…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…States’ 11th-largest agricultural export market, with top products including cotton, tree nuts, soybeans, and dairy. Vietnam is a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Zone and has concluded free trade…
U.C. Berkeley Recognized
U.C. Berkeley Recognized in U.S. EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of its fourth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a design competition created to engage…
