…built for agriculture but that purpose has now shifted. Wade says the tides have changed between water supply versus a healthy ecosystem and we need to find a middle ground….
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…sugar forfeitures. USDA’s Dec. 10, 2014, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (http://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that domestic fiscal year 2015 ending sugar stocks are unlikely to lead to forfeitures. USDA…
New Members Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
…committed to aggressively decreasing the incidence of foodborne illnesses and these outstanding individuals will be instrumental in our work to protect the American people’s food supply.” The new NACMPI members…
Almond Board Video: Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds
…all members of the pollination communication chain, including growers, PCAs, beekeepers and county ag commissioners. For more information on the Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds, and to…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…supply and demand—and the demand for eggs right now far outweighs supply.” Story by Ching Lee, assistant editor of Ag Alert. Used with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation….
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
…the interrelationship between surface water supply and delivery and groundwater use, specifically that our groundwater problems occur chiefly because there’s not enough surface water available. While the Legislature was busy…
Celebrating Our Nation’s Agricultural Abundance this Thanksgiving
…a safe, affordable, abundant food supply for our nation. We can pursue the opportunities life offers us because of their work to produce our food, so this Thanksgiving—thank a farmer….
Thankful For What’s On Our Table
…they devote to our food supply. Let me also express my thanks for all of the other agencies, stakeholders, scientists, educators and representatives who, along with CDFA, play supporting roles…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
…our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce. Without the actions of pollinators agricultural economies, our food supply, and surrounding landscapes would collapse. Learn more at www.pollinator.org….
October Egg Production Up 2 Percent
…of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 369 thousand during October 2014, up 146 percent from October 2013. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 3 Percent…
Farm Leader Welcomes Passage of Water Bond
…Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger. Farm Bureau supported the bond, which will invest $7.5 billion in storage and other projects to enhance and protect the state’s water supply for…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…ranchers in the Midwest improve the health of honey bees, which play an important role in crop production. “The future of America’s food supply depends on honey bees, and this…
California to Host Listening Session on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
…President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure that the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing…