…$2.4 billion dollars value. According to California Citrus Mutual (CCM), infected trees have been found in Southern California and quarantine areas are growing. Best management practices center around controlling ACP…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2018
…as they work towards producing an economically, environmentally and socially responsible crop. These four key areas – water use, harvest dust reduction, environmentally friendly pest management, zero waste – ladder…
Time Running Out to Submit CSP Applications
…authorize up to $700 million to be used on the program. CSP provides support funding for landowners participating in multiple conservation practices including cover cropping, irrigation water management, and prescribed…
Almond Matters: Prepping for Navel Orangeworm Management
…approach to navel orangeworm management. Field Market Research Representative for Valent U.S.A., Tino Lopez said that paying attention to the life cycle of the pest will play an important role…
NCBA CEO Kendal Frazier Announces Plans for Retirement
…checkoff referendum and worked to secure resources for the first checkoff-funded public relations and issues management work conducted by NCBA as a contractor to the Beef Checkoff in 1998. That…
Water Allocations Updated for CVP South-of-Delta Contractors
…of water management during one of the best water years in the historical record. “Water management decisions are based on a regulatory regime that is inflexible and a lack of…
Almond Matters: Springtime Monitoring Important for Orchard Success
…terms of weed control, making sure that your weed control programs are done, that you’re on top of your disease programs, that you’re on top of your other pest monitoring…
NRCS Invites Proposals for 2019 Conservation Innovation Grants
…transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds…
Conservation Stewardship Program Applications Due by May 10
…landowners working to achieve their conservation and management goals,” NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr said. “It is the largest conservation program in the United States with more than 70 million acres…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…pool for the NOSB. TITLE XI – Crop Insurance Specialty Crop Insurance: On March 6, 2019, Risk Management Agency (RMA) created a dedicated Specialty Crop website to fulfill the requirements of…
2017 Census of Agriculture Data Now Available
…heavily engaged in the day-to-day decisions along with record keeping and financial management. Results are available in many online formats including video presentations, a new data query interface, maps, and…
Almond Matters: Sustainable Practices Improve Overall Industry
…management tomorrow, but really this sitting down and doing CASP gives a chance to sort of think about all the things you’re doing in an almond orchard and then also…
Upgrading California’s Water Grid for Future Needs
…Drought in a Changing Climate which cites specific climate pressures as causing significant challenges for water management in the future. When asked about the role of warmer temperatures in the…
USDA Census of Agriculture One Week Away
…Aquaculture and the 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey. These and other products, such as state, county, and congressional district profiles, will be released throughout the year. The first Census…