The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today extended the deadline to September 27 for dairy producers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2019. The deadline had been September 20. Authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill and available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), the program offers reasonably priced protection to dairy producers when the difference between …
To prevent Asian citrus psyllid populations from developing in Kern County this fall, the San Joaquin Valley ACP-HLB Task Force recommends growers with citrus blocks east and south of Bakersfield make a soil-applied imidacloprid treatment or a foliar-applied Actara treatment before mid-September. Over the past several years, psyllid detections in Kern County have usually occurred in the fall – starting in September …
In the next few weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey fruit growers in 12 states, including California, for its biennial Fruit Chemical Use Survey. Growers across the nation will provide information on bearing acreage, pest management practices, fertilizer types, and application rates for more than 21 fruit crops. “Growers benefit from providing this …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue this week announced thatgrowers who suffered crop losses due to natural disasters…
The mountain vineyards of El Dorado AVA report that Labor Day weekend was largely the beginning of the 2019 harvest season i…
The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) and Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation are proud to announce that a record-breaking $2.32 …
Suisun Valley, Fairfield, California: The Suisun Valley Vintners and Growers Association has formally requested California D…
Atascadero, California, August 27, 2019 – SIP Certified (Sustainability in Practice) has just released a list of new vineyar…
Five years ago, the Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW) made a bold declaration to the wine world that its more than 1,800 wineg…
The 2019 Lake County winegrape harvest is underway and growers in the high-elevation winegrowing region are once again pleas…
California Farmland Trust (CFT) is excited to announce a fun-filled evening of painting, sipping, and protecting farmland at…
California Department of Food & Agriculture — A total of seven California horses have tested positive in recent weeks fo…
American Farmland Trust, the organization behind the national movement No Farms No Food®, was recently awarded a Conservatio…
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