1. H 2920, 2009-2010 Regular Session

Jun 17, 2009      United States Congress

Once it enters budgetary effects on the ledger, OMB shall not change the entries other than to correct errors. In lieu, the baseline shall include a disaster allowance that is not designated as mandatory or discretionary and is not allocated to any committee of Congress. Major disasters shall include disaster costs other than those normally covered by routine firefighting funding and normal and ongoing costs of disaster agencies, programs, or activities.'.SEC. 10. more...

2. USDA Release: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Urges Producers to Learn About New ACRE Program

Jun 23, 2009      USDA Office of Communications

Congress created ACRE in the 2008 Farm Bill to give producers an additional option to help manage the risks associated with farming. ACRE payments are based on what the producer actually plants, with payments calculated using recent market prices. ACRE payments are triggered when the farm revenue and state revenue - price multiplied by yield - fall below a calculated guarantee for a crop. more...

3. Mosquitoes thriving, Md. crops suffering amid rainy weather

Jun 18, 2009      The Baltimore Sun

Agriculture's mosquito control division. His crews measure mosquito populations by counting how many land on their arms in a minute. On the lower Eastern Shore, 12 per minute is enough to call for aerial spraying. "We've had counts... of over 90 a minute at some sites in southern Dorchester County. The average is about 54 landings per minute," Cantwell said. "Somerset and Wicomico counties have landing rates on average of 30 to 40 a minute." Mosquito counts are also high... more...

4. Farmers in the Lehigh Valley region are concerned that their crops are being ruined by too much rain

Jun 19, 2009      Allentown Morning Call

Andrew McGillNoah had his 40 days of rain. Storms have shredded the rhubarb as surely as if someone had taken a string trimmer to them.Fruits have been the hardest hit. Hay producers, who rely on a week or two of sunny days to dry out their crop, can only wait as the inundation mats down their fields. more...

5. Watermelon harvest delayed in Crisp County

Jun 19, 2009      The Macon Telegraph

Two fields went down and we had to reset them. They weigh between 10 to 12 pounds each and fit more easily in the hand. "That's the 60-count melon, and it's your gravy train," he said. I guess you've got to grow up around it. more...

6. Drought in Tibet now worst in 30 years

Jun 20, 2009      English News Service

The acreage is 15.3 percent of Tibet's total.Among them, 26,500 hectares were damaged and 793 hectares destroyed. more...

7. The hot weather is just what the state's corn crop ordered

Jun 22, 2009      The Wisconsin State Journal

Nationally, the crop was the second largest ever harvested at 12 billion bushels, according to the Corn Farmers Coalition. more...

8. Drought disaster declaration may be a tough sell

Jun 24, 2009      The Fresno Bee

The most recent, in August 2007, was in Micronesia. It would not include more water deliveries, unless the Obama administration took action outside of the usual disaster relief system. Disaster designation requests customarily take several weeks to process. Jay Nixon asked Obama to make a major disaster declaration covering a part of the state damaged by severe storms. more...

9. FSA loan programs gain in tightening ag economy

Jun 24, 2009      Agweek

For some reason, with the winter, the late spring, we're seeing applications very late this year. Here, the agency has funded more than $2 million already, with another 18 loans stockpiled. more...

10. Wheat yields half of 2008 crop

Jun 23, 2009      The Woodward News

Last year was a bumper crop with 166 million bushels throughout the state. more...

11. Latest Blow To Burley Farmers Comes From The North

Jun 24, 2009      Bristol Herald Courier

Last year, those regions produced 10.6 million pounds of burley tobacco or about 5.3 percent of the total U.S. crop, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Additionally, to lessen burley's harsh taste, chemical flavorings are added to those cigarettes. The legislation would force Canadian tobacco manufacturers to make only cigarettes that did not use flavorings, so it would wipe out that country's market for burley tobacco. more...

12. Drought spurs Valley visit from D.C.

Jun 25, 2009      The Fresno Bee

George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, said late Wednesday that Salazar "needs to see for himself what's going on out there." Neither Radanovich nor Rep. more...

13. Drought-tolerant seed could boost corn crop

Jun 25, 2009      The Wichita Eagle

Louis-based Monsanto. Over the past 10 years, Kansas has averaged 130.6 bushels per acre, ranging from 115 to 150 bushels. more...

14. Ag Report

Jun 25, 2009      The Ukiah Daily Journal

The report stated that Humboldt, Siskiyou, Shasta and Plumas County lead Mendocino as timber-producing counties. more...

15. SPRING RAINS BLESS CROPS

Jun 25, 2009      The Free Lance-Star

The station there reports totals to the National Weather Service. The normal amount from January through June is 20.04 inches. more...