…risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources to support a…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…conservation, and nutrient management and crop health. Comments due by September 30, 2016 Draft Agricultural Water Use Efficiency & State Efficiency and Enhancement Program Public Workshop Schedule (Sept 27-29, 2016)…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…All statements in this news release other than those relating to historical information or current conditions are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements as to management’s expectations with…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…management. Bacterial leaf streak has surfaced in field corn, seed corn, popcorn and sweet corn. Researchers say the disease has been confirmed in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma,…
Support for the Salton Sea
…to strengthen coordination of management activities to benefit the Salton Sea, boost the region’s climate resilience, spur the region’s economic growth, and improve public health. The MOU provides a framework…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…boosting downstream food web resources for smelt. “This effort provides a good example of the application of scientific research to address complex management issues,” said Dr. Ted Sommer, lead scientist…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…and weed control. Vineyards were irrigated to mitigate stress impacting sugar accumulation. The olive crop was reported to be progressing well at month’s end. Almond hull split increased in some…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…develops and threatens rangeland forage. APHIS conducts surveys for grasshopper populations on rangeland in the western United States, provides technical assistance on grasshopper management to land owners/managers, and cooperatively suppresses…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…Management (WBSCM) website at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM. Offers submitted by any means other than WBSCM will be considered non-responsive. Offerors are urged to review all documents as they pertain to this program,…
Pro Farmer Releases Crop Tour Results
…crop from being heavily podded. On a positive note, the South Dakota soybean crop is free of disease or weed pressure. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Feral Hog Image
…alleviate the damage, upon request. The most successful feral swine damage management strategies employ a diversity of tactics in a comprehensive, integrated approach. Factors to consider when choosing a management…
Small Drone Rules Set to Take Effect
…Manager of the UAS Safety, Data Management, and Flight Operations sections in the UAS Integration Office participated in a conference call and gave more detail about the rules and what…
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Raspberry Fruit
…found free of the fungus. APHIS conducted a pest risk assessment (PRA) that identifies the fungus as a pest of concern, and a risk management document (RMD) that recommends phytosanitary…
Citrus Growers, Packers Discuss Disease Threat
…speaking at the meeting agreed tougher measures should be taken to slow the psyllid invasion. The area-wide management plan for coordinating psyllid treatments in the San Joaquin Valley has had…