USDA announced Tuesday farmers and ranchers can update their crop acreage reports at any USDA office without having to visit another. USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency can…
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is beginning to collect data from more than 100,000 farmers and ranchers for the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey. The survey looks at all aspects…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…countries, livestock would probably be a higher-percentage source of greenhouse gases due to inefficient livestock management, deforestation, and other factors, such as their smaller transportation and energy sectors. You know,…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…recycling, additional conservation, increased storage and improved groundwater management. California WaterFix would reduce the “reverse” flows in south Delta channels that pose risks to threatened and endangered fish species. It…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…California farmers make irrigation decisions based on CIMIS, the (California Irrigation Management Information System). CIMIS uses about 200 weather stations around the state to calculate “reference evapotranspiration”: water lost from…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…and participating insurance providers approved by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) now can provide the common information from their acreage reports at one office and the information will be electronically…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies, said federal regulatory agencies “are approaching water management problems the same way today that they did decades ago.” “Federal…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…tillage.” The article co-authors are Anil Shrestha, weed scientist at Fresno State; Joy Hollingsworth, UCCE staff research associate; and Dan Munk, Kurt Hembree and Tom Turini, UCCE advisors in Fresno…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…test sites have the most potential.” While groundwater is coming under management by the state of California through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, research and data is critically needed to…
White House Threatens to Veto Energy and Water Bill
…In a statement issued through the Office of Management and Budget, the administration rejected what it called “highly problematic ideological provisions.” In particular, the administration wants more funding for the…
Agri View: Food Distribution
…Market Facilities and Management Public markets have burned down throughout the world over the last few years because of inadequate structures and maintenance, poor management, fire-hazard practices, … or to…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…registration of the product in South Korea. In addition, BOBCAT i-MAXX®, a unique new herbicide for knockdown and long-term weed management in sugarcane, performed well in Australia following its recent…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…countries, and supports markets for homegrown renewable energy and materials. USDA has also provided $5.6 billion of disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…evolution in weeds could be delayed by the use of integrated weed-management approaches, says the report, which also recommends further research to determine better approaches for weed resistance management. Insect-resistant…