…and Loma Linda. The quarantine prohibits the movement of all citrus nursery stock or plant parts out of the quarantine area, with provisions to allow the transportation of commercially cleaned…
California Budget is ‘A Strong Step Forward’
…Climate Catalyst Fund which would help finance investments in low-carbon transportation options and sustainable agriculture programs. “The governor’s budget reinforces his commitment to rural California,” California Farm Bureau Federation President…
Beef Quality Assurance Program Continues Impressive Growth
…available (cow/calf, stocker/backgrounder and feedyard) to deliver a program that most closely aligns with the individual’s operation. The tools are also available in Spanish. BQA Transportation training for professional cattle…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Helping Dairies Manage the Supply Chain
…HarvestPort.com. Jon King and Robert Forsythe are co-founders of Milk Moovement, a supply chain software for the raw milk industry. This monitoring system handles everything from milk production to transportation,…
Ag Groups Urge Action After Adverse Effect Wage Rate Increase
…in the wake of a mandated increase of H-2A wage rates and the impact it will have on farming operations. “In addition to free housing and transportation, H-2A employers are…
Legislation for Agricultural Voice in Drone Policy Progressing Slowly
…that agricultural interests are considered in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee recently approved the bipartisan legislation which will include…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Shareable Resources Were Just The Beginning, Part 1
…lease and procure planting, harvesting, transportation and storage resources through an online marketplace. This episode of Voices of the Valley is a special two-parter. Tune in next week to hear…
Sterile NOW Project Sees Major Improvement
…the transportation and release of the moths might be pretty jarring for a nocturnal insect. “These things are produced in a facility in Arizona, they’re shipped by plane to California, moved by ground…
New Map Shows How Food Moves Through U.S.
…of food that gets transported between one county and another and found that the majority of the most significant food transportation hubs were in California. Six counties in California were…
Farm Bureau Releases Milk Program Recommendations
…qualifying criteria for pooling and eliminating transportation subsidies. Farm Bureau leaders will convene in January to consider and vote on these priorities and policy recommendations. Based on the outcome, Farm…
Input Needed for Forthcoming H-2A Cost Estimator Tool
…including inbound travel expenses, housing, transportation, and additional support staff. The end-user will be able to input things like the estimated number of workers that will be needed and the…
FMMO Rollout: ‘Most People Are Pretty Happy’
…before. One specific area that is undergoing substantial change is how milk is moved now that the transportation allowance system has been eliminated. “I think overall it has allowed an…
FMCSA Publishes Hours of Service Proposal
By oksana.perkins/shutterstock WASHINGTON (FMCSA) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours of service…
Leading Dairy Co-Ops Form Joint Dairy Marketing Agency
…America (DFA) have created a marketing agency in common (MAC) to bolster dairy marketing efforts as well as improve transportation logistics. “Given the significant marketing and regulatory challenges that we’ve…