CDFA accepting applications for $15 million in grants for specialty crop competitiveness 

Apr 7, 2009

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking proposals for a grant program designed to enhance the competitiveness of the Golden State’s specialty crops....

USDA announces MILC payments on their way to dairy farmers 

Apr 7, 2009

David Schaad, acting executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in California, announced that because of low dairy prices across the country, producers participating in USDA's Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program will soon begin to receive payments....

Chinese premier should worry over reaping what government has sown 

Apr 7, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says he’s “worried” about his country’s investments in U.S. Treasury bonds. ...

U.S. wheat industry supports increased trade with Cuba 

Apr 7, 2009

The U.S. wheat industry is urging Congress and the Obama administration to immediately ease trade and travel restrictions with Cuba to allow U.S. wheat growers to compete fully in this market, according to U.S. Wheat Associates (USW)....

DWR: Winter snowpack is 81 percent of normal for the date 

Apr 6, 2009

The California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) fourth snow survey of the winter season indicates snowpack water content is 81 percent of normal for the date statewide....

Biodiesel industry responds to EU’s imposition of duties 

Apr 6, 2009

The National Biodiesel Board has submitted formal written comments in response to the European Commission’s decision to impose provisional antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. biodiesel entering the European Union....

Walnuts in diet can help motor, behavioral skills in older individuals 

Apr 6, 2009

Adding a moderate, but not high, amount of walnuts to an otherwise healthy diet may help older individuals improve performance on tasks that require motor and behavioral skills, according to an animal model study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists. ...

Insect identification expert Lynn Kimsey on ‘Bugs in My Alibi’ show 

Apr 3, 2009

University of California, Davis insect identification expert Lynn Kimsey will appear April 6 and April 10, in a television documentary chronicling her testimony in a landmark "insects-on-the-radiator" trial which led to a murder conviction....

USDA rescinds federal lands rule 

Apr 3, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the rule terminating base acres on federal land has been rescinded. ...

Iris yellow spot virus: A continuing threat to onion crops 

Apr 3, 2009,

By Donna R. Henderson
UCCE Farm Advisor
Imperial County

Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV) is a viral disease of bulb and seed onion crops that is transmitted by onion thrips Thrips tabaci....

Short- and medium-grain pilot program generates U.S. rice sales 

Apr 3, 2009

The USA Rice Federation’s pilot promotion program for U.S. short- and medium-grain rice continues to generate interest and sales to the country’s Japanese cuisine sector....

ACRE sign-up starts late April 

Apr 3, 2009

USDA will schedule the sign-up for the average crop revenue election (ACRE) program in April as part of its plan to complete sign-up for the 2009 farm programs....

Producers to plant lowest cotton acreage in 26 years  

Apr 2, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Cotton producers intend to plant 8.81 million acres this year, a reduction from last year of 7 percent and the lowest cotton acreage in 26 years. ...

NASS-Arizona predicts 130,000 upland cotton acres in Arizona in 2008 

Apr 2, 2009

Upland cotton acreage in Arizona is expected to total 130,000 acres, a decrease of 5,000 acres from a year ago, according to a planting intentions survey conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Arizona field office....

Sign-up extended for counter-cyclical, direct payment programs 

Apr 1, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced he is extending the sign-up deadline for the 2009 direct and counter-cyclical payment program from June 1 to Aug. 14 to give producers more time to analyze their options under the 2008 farm bill....

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