Approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled for 2009 in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program....
By Dennis Pollock, Contributing Writer
As surely as the globe’s climate is changing, its business climate is changing as well....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, and California Sen. Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, last week released a long-awaited, 800-page climate change bill that largely focuses on carbon sequestration through a cap and trade system....
Val Dolcini will serve as California state executive director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)....
By Jan Suszkiw, USDA
Studies tying a new species of Candidatus Liberibacter bacteria to zebra chip (ZC) disease in potato should speed efforts to better protect the tuber crop from costly outbreaks....
By Bob Curtis, Associate Director, Agricultural Affairs, Almond Board of California
A five-year navel orangeworm (NOW) research project funded by USDA-ARS and established last year is already offering key insights to NOW management in almonds, such as efficacy of mating disruption, refining winter sanitation and harvest guidelines, and reinforcing the link between NOW and aflatoxin....
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The chief executive officers of two of the nation’s largest agricultural companies say the world’s farmers must double their production of food between now and 2050 if the world’s population is to avoid widespread famine....
The latest California crop weather report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Sacramento, Calif., field office:...
The latest Arizona agriculture update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Phoenix, Ariz., field office:...
By Harry Cline, Farm Press Editorial Staff
California’s infamous ballot initiative campaigns are always interesting to watch. ...
By Forrest Laws, Farm Press Editorial Staff
We may not admit it, but writers like to be recognized for their work. ...
By Aaron Kiess, Executive Director, CAFA
Two “drive-by” evaluations of California’s agricultural crunch were a reminder that President Ronald Regan was right on when he joked: “I’m from the federal government and I’m here to help you.” ...
Leadership training, industry education, and hands-on learning are all part of the Almond Industry Leadership Program (AILP)....
With food safety regulatory change on the horizon for U.S. producers, Rabobank recently found that approximately 40 percent of farmers have begun to alter their farming practices and methods....
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced more than $7 million in grants for research on the biology of plant processes and traits which can be used to breed crops with enhanced value and resilience to climate stress. ...
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