…very useful in fighting both species, but there are little options for organic growers. The UC has a photo and videos of the two species online. Click here for the…
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
…84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006. The program helps local agencies perform groundwater studies, monitoring, and management…
Livestock Groups Support RFS Repeal Act
Livestock and poultry groups are urging congress to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard. It comes just after a trio senators introduced the bi-partisan Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act. Several groups,…
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
…Senate gallery out as the Senate votes to approve the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. As you just heard, the bill passed with a vote of 68…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…that time. Employers must provide housing or a housing allowance to these workers. A “Contract-Based” option will allow workers to enter the country to accept a specific contract for a…
AFBF Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
…of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 is the first step in reforming our broken immigration system and ensuring agriculture has access to…
Critical Reactions to House Vote
Critical reactions are continuing to come in, after the House voted against the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act Act of 2013 with a vote of 195 to 234…
Costa: House Fails Rural America and Consumers
…of Congressman Costa. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, would have provided the certainty needed for Valley agriculture to thrive and continue producing the…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Regarding House Defeat of the Farm Bill
“The American Farm Bureau Federation is highly disappointed the House did not complete work on the 2013 farm bill, the ‘Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.’ It…
Breaking News: House Rejects Farm Bill
The House of Representatives rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Act of 2013 with a vote of 195-234 this afternoon. We will have more information as…
Specialty Crops Continue Strong Momentum in House Ag. Committee Farm Bill
…Farm Bill on Wednesday. The committee’s approval of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 by a bipartisan 36-10 vote is the second positive step for specialty…
Costa Supports Advancing the Farm Bill, Calls for House Action
…the House Agriculture Committee, voted to move H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, to the House floor. At nearly midnight, the House Agriculture Committee…
House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill
…Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, by a large, bipartisan vote of 36-10. Committee Members also adopted, by voice vote, an en bloc amendment. “I am proud of the Committee’s effort…
Opening Statement of Chair. Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture To Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
Today, we are considering H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. It is the product of more than three years of work. This work began…