Information updated by USDA’s Economic Research Service shows 65 percent of Paycheck Protection Program 2020 agriculture funds went to crop farms, with 35 percent for livestock. Last year, farmers and…
Recycle Those Halloween Pumpkins After the Holiday
…– adding up to about 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins ending up in landfills. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Energy. But there are plenty of ways to recycle…
Week in Review: Better Insurance Options for Farms, Ag Falling Behind in Political Spending
The California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan is being adjusted to provide more adequate coverage for farmers and ranchers. Legislative spending can be one of the most effective…
Finalists Selected for 2021 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Federation. The first California Leopold Conservation Award recipient, Lange Twins Wine Estates of Lodi, was selected in 2006. Burroughs Family of Farms of Denair received the award in 2020. This…
Reclamation Awards Construction Contract for First Phase of Friant-Kern Canal Repairs
…significant step to providing reliable water supplies to farms and communities throughout the eastern San Joaquin Valley.” Friant-Kern Canal Agriculture Landscape Brosamer & Wall/Tutor Perini Joint Venture was selected through…
September Ag Economy Barometer Reveals Decline
…when the index stood at 118. Producers were less optimistic about current and future conditions on their farms and the agricultural sector than a month earlier. There was a sharp…
USDA’s Climate-Smart Initiative Celebrated by Industry Members
A new climate-smart initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is being applauded by agricultural organizations. Announced last week, the program’s goal is to expand the deployment of…
AFBF: No Methane Tax on Animals in Reconciliation Bill
…that such a tax would undoubtedly put family farms out of business.” Information posted to social media claim the bill included a per-head tax on livestock. The National Association of…
Continuing Resolution Includes Disaster Relief for Agriculture
…The continuing resolution reauthorizes the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Through the bill, counties that experience D2 conditions for eight weeks on the U.S. Drought Monitor will be…
Ag Groups Seek Supreme Court Appeal of Proposition 12
…challenge. In this case, AFBF and NPPC argue that the animal confinement requirements of the measure violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. “We’re asking the Supreme Court to…
VofV: Rise of the City Bee -Building Urban Bee Farms
…out more at WGA.com. Detroit Hives has one goal: transforming vacant lots in Detroit into urban bee farms. In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Detroit Hives’ founders Timothy…
Reconciliation Process Moving Forward, Tax Policy Questions Remain
…the stepped-up basis provisions. However, there are some provisions that are causing alarm for the ag industry. “It seems like probably one of the most concerning issues for farms and…
Congressional Leaders Educated on How Tax Proposals Impact Ag
…new tax liabilities may lead to the premature sale of family farms and ranches and contribute to a worrying trend toward greater farmland consolidation and corporate control of our food…
Ag Industry Gathers to Encourage Governor Newsom to Veto AB 616
…“For them to bring this issue up at a time when our greatest priority right now is just to keep our farms and ranches operating and our employees working really…