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1. H 2997, 2009-2010 Regular Session Jun 23, 2009 United States Congress No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.SEC. 705. There is hereby appropriated $2,500,000 for section 4404 of Public Law 107-171.SEC. 727. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $11,000,000 is hereby rescinded.SEC. 734. more... 2. USDA Release: Obama Administration Begins Naming State Directors for Rural Development Jun 30, 2009 USDA News He has worked extensively with USDA Rural Development while coordinating economic development strategies for the state. McMullen holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University. TEXAS Francisco Valentin Jr.: Valentin formerly served as the Director of the Rural Utilities Service with USDA Rural Development. more... 3. USDA Release: USDA to Offer Quarantine Crop Insurance for California Citrus and Avocados Jun 30, 2009 USDA News This insurance is designed as an endorsement to existing citrus and avocado policies in California. The pilot quarantine endorsement policy is designed to mitigate the impact of a qualifying quarantine. USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved the quarantine endorsement pilot crop insurance program on May 7, 2009. more... Jun 30, 2009 USDA Office of Communications Ley has experience with the Hawaii Farm Bureau and helped coordinate education programs for the Agricultural Leadership Foundation Program. Barber holds a bachelor's degree in general agriculture from Cornell University. Previously, he served as a USDA Agricultural Liaison with Virginia State University. more... 5. Movement of Fruit From Quarantined Areas: Citrus Canker 31201-31209 [E9-15508] Jun 30, 2009 Federal Register APHIS-2009-0023] RIN 0579-AC96 Citrus Canker; Movement of Fruit From Quarantined Areas AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. Instead, we added a requirement for packinghouse inspection of fresh citrus for symptoms of citrus canker. If APHIS inspectors find citrus canker on one piece of citrus fruit during their inspection, the entire lot is prohibited from interstate movement. more... Jun 30, 2009 Federal Register Regarding import conditions for Hass avocados from Mexico, contact Mr. Hass avocados and Sharwil avocados are different varieties. The rule also amends our foreign quarantine regulations to remove trapping and bait spray treatment requirements related to Anastrepha spp. fruit flies for imported Hass avocados from Michoacan, Mexico. more... Jul 2, 2009 Federal Register For livestock losses, the program year is the calendar year of the loss of the livestock. Subpart E--Livestock Indemnity 760 Subpart E--Livestock Indemnity Program. Application means the ``Livestock Indemnity Program'' form. more... 8. Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program 31578-31581 [E9-15684] Jul 2, 2009 Federal Register FRPP provides matching funds to State, tribal, and local governments, and nongovernmental organizations with farmland protection programs to purchase conservation easements. Contingent Right of Enforcement The 2008 Act made several program changes to FRPP. NRCS is therefore incorporating into the FRPP interim final rule additional flexibility to address these types of limited circumstances. more... 9. Lemoore site included in SK Foods' sale Jun 26, 2009 The Fresno Bee It sells to manufacturers as well as retail and food-service markets. The sale would be subject to the approval of a bankruptcy court. According to court documents, the company processed about 1.3 million tons of tomatoes and more than 175 million pounds of tomato paste. more... 10. Agencies compare notes on drought Jun 26, 2009 Kerrville Daily Times ...and stage 4, 40 percent. UGRA Tara Bushnoe, UGRA natural resources coordinator, said her agency focuses on the quality and flow of surface water. The UGRA monitors river flow by using various methods: rainfall data, spring flow and river flow. It also financially supports United States Geological Survey River Flow gauging stations in Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville and Center Point, as well as Comal and Kendall counties. Bushnoe said water flow influences water quality,... more... 11. As harvest winds down, yield still question mark Jun 27, 2009 Enid News and Eagle In that year, 3.5 million acres of wheat were harvested. In 2008, 4.5 million acres were harvested. He estimated an average yield of about 35 bushels. more... 12. Valley's ag and water economics a complex conundrum Jun 28, 2009 The Fresno Bee Unemployment rates are above 30% in towns like Mendota, Huron and San Joaquin. Instead, farmers must pump low-quality, salty ground water just to keep permanent crops such as almond trees alive. That is nearly double the 55,000 acres fallowed in 2006, the last time Westlands received its full water allocation. more... 13. Lack of precipitation has left area farmers burning up Jun 29, 2009 The Natchez Democrat ...thirsty. The area's crops and animals are as well. The U.S. Drought Monitor says the area is "abnormally dry" -- the least intense of its categories. But the situation is more than an academic discussion for local plant and animal producers. The lack of water combined with the heat is, in the words of Concordia Parish LSU Agcenter Agent Glen Daniels, "devastating." "The corn is burning up, the soybeans are burning up and some of the cotton is blooming out on top,... more... 14. Chicago Tribune David Greising column Jun 30, 2009 Chicago Tribune Of course we can do it." Yes, we can bail out the banks. We can pass a $787 billion stimulus plan. It has reduced travel expenses through wider use of video conferencing, and it is bringing greater efficiency to the Forest Service. Now, any cost savings are worthy of praise. more... 15. Report: Cotton acres hit lowest level since 1983 Jun 30, 2009 Associated Press Online Cotton acres have been in freefall in Louisiana since 2006, when farmers planted 635,000 acres. Some of the loss in acres this year likely went into corn. USDA estimates 700,000 acres planted in Louisiana, up from 520,000 last year. But the recent hot, dry spell has taken a toll on that crop; the percentage of corn rated in poor or very poor condition nearly doubled in one week, reaching 19 percent as of Sunday. more... 16. Farmers plant more corn than expected in 2009 Jun 30, 2009 Associated Press Online Farmers planted about 9 million cotton acres this year, their fewest since 1983, with growers in Mississippi and Louisiana planting their smallest acreages on record. more... 17. Unexpected boost in corn planting this year could ease food prices, help ailing ethanol plants Jun 30, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel LOUIS (AP) — Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. Farmers also planted 87 million acres of corn, up 1 million acres from last year and the second-largest corn acreage in more than 60 years. Farmers planted about 9 million cotton acres this year, their fewest since 1983, with growers in Mississippi and Louisiana planting their smallest acreages on record. more... 18. The Daily News of Newburyport Jul 1, 2009 Boston Globe So far the crops that have done well are greens, such as lettuce. The rain has delayed tomatoes, herbs and peppers. If the soil doesn't drain, then the plants will rot away. more... 19. El Nino seems all but certain: Australia Jul 1, 2009 Boston Globe He said they could declare a full El Nino within weeks. But if the El Nino forecast materialized, we are again at risk of having a sub-standard crop," said Richard Koch, managing director of farm advisory firm Profarmer. A severe El Nino spawns searing drought in countries in southeast Asia, harming rubber production, while causing heavy flooding in Peru, Ecuador and Chile, among others. more... 20. Rains, flooding do a number on planting Jul 1, 2009 Grand Forks Herald ...plant by a certain date, which varies from crop to crop, they can take "prevented planting" insurance benefits rather than plant late and risk a yield loss, Miller said. "We haven't had a prevented-planting year like this for many years," he said. "Last year, spring planting conditions were almost optimal, and there was very little if any prevented-planting acreage in Grand Forks County." Acreage planted to corn in North Dakota fell by 25 percent this spring, the USDA report... more... 21. BRIEF Jul 2, 2009 The Decatur Daily ...get benefits from the following: the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program, Average Crop revenue Election Program, marketing assistance loans, loan deficiency payments, Conservation Reserve Program, Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program, and Livestock Forage Program. Crop certification reporting may also be referred to as crop reporting or acreage reporting. Report crop loss Deborah T. Williams, the Alabama FSA acting... more... 22. HB 2900, 2009 Regular Session Jun 28, 2009 Oregon State Legislature Includes implementation of remediation plan to remediate or mitigate severe adverse conditions on farmland as eligible farm use for purposes of special assessment for property taxation. Authorizes Director of Oregon State University Extension Service to establishfees for certifying remediation plans. Specifies procedures and criteria by which farmland that is certified for remediation plan is disqualified from special assessment and removed from disqualification. more... |
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