USDA announces ACRE sign-up begins April 27 

Apr 10, 2009

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that producers can elect and enroll in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program beginning April 27, 2009. ACRE is a provision of the 2008 farm bill....

Financial help for California farmers in drought counties 

Apr 10, 2009

Farmers and ranchers in designated counties with extreme or severe drought conditions may apply for assistance from USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in California until May 8, 2009....

CDFA partners with Center for Produce Safety for food safety projects 

Apr 10, 2009

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the UC Davis-based Center for Produce Safety (CPS) have signed a no-cost agreement to enhance the department’s food safety grants process and leverage additional funding....

Grower cooperators sought for field trials in central Arizona 

Apr 10, 2009

The University of Arizona (UA) Cooperative Extension Service is seeking several cotton, grain sorghum, and corn grower cooperators for field trails in Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties....

New farm and ranch confidence survey released 

Apr 10, 2009

Rabobank recently launched a survey to gauge farmers' confidence, and found that, while farmers' outlook on the economy generally mirrors that of the overall population, more than half of farmers surveyed are employing risk management strategies to help navigate this difficult economic climate....

California Vegetable Review from NASS 

Apr 10, 2009

Here is the California Vegetable Review issued on March 9 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office....

Vilsack announces $17 million program for beginning farmers 

Apr 9, 2009

While visiting farmers in Lathrop, Mo., on April 6, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making more than $17 million in grants available under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. ...

Disaster assistance program deadline is May 18 

Apr 9, 2009

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary A.G. Kawamura reminds California farmers who suffered agricultural losses in 2008 that the deadline for several disaster assistance programs has been extended to May 18, 2009....

Cotton’s Journey creator receives supporting grant 

Apr 9, 2009

The Alaca Co., Tranquillity, Calif., has received a $5,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund to support Cotton’s Journey, an classroom curriculum created by the wife of a cotton farmer more than 18 years ago to educate teachers and students on how American cotton is an important part of their lives....

Almond growers embrace water management technology 

Apr 8, 2009,

By Gabriele Ludwig
Senior Manager, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs
Almond Board of California

New technologies, along with Almond Board-supported environmental research and industry partnerships, are positioning almond growers to deal with new water quality regulations for groundwater that are on the horizon....

Changes coming in CCC loans, LDPs 

Apr 8, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Farmers can expect to see some changes if they decide to place their crops in the Commodity Credit Corp. marketing assistance loan or request loan deficiency payments on covered commodities beginning with the 2009 crop year....

Broccoli rotation can reduce Verticillium in tomato production 

Apr 8, 2009,

By Dan Bryant
Contributing Writer

Once Verticillium wilt gets into a field, the potential is always there to infect a host crop, but San Joaquin Valley tomato growers may want to consider rotations of broccoli or mustard for some help in managing the disease....

California Crop Weather NASS update 

Apr 8, 2009

Here is the April 6 California Crop Weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento field office....

Pistachio Web site launched for brands unaffected by recall 

Apr 8, 2009

Pistachio growers and processors have announced a new Web site, www.pistachiorecall.org, which includes specific pistachio products and brands that are confirmed safe to consume....

Agriculture 3, environmental antagonists 0 in air quality rulings 

Apr 7, 2009,

By Harry Cline
Farm Press Editorial Staff

It has been nine years since the 30-member Agribusiness Presidents Council achieved one of the biggest political victories ever for California agriculture — repeal of agricultural tractor and diesel fuel taxes by the California Legislature....

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