Today, USDA is announcing that a hearing will be held on establishing a federal milk marketing order for the state of California. The initial proposal was submitted by a group…
Army Corps Criticizes EPA for Flawed Rulemaking, Warns WOTUS has Little Legal Standing and is Not Based on Science
…concerns from the countryside, and now, these memos reveal they even disregarded concerns from the Army Corps. The fact that other federal agencies’ concerns were ignored is appalling, especially given…
California Producers Reminded of Nearing Deadline to Submit Nominations for Farm Service Agency County Committees
…especially encourage the nomination of beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as women and minorities. This is your opportunity to have a say in how federal programs are delivered in…
Application Open for Beef Industry Internship in Washington D.C.
…federal lands. The organizations work hand-in-hand on many issues, sharing office space in the heart of the nation’s capital. Summer 2015 intern Chris Pudenz said the internship has been a…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
…state and federal government officials, agricultural representatives and citizens to discuss current issues of concern to California agriculture. This meeting will be streamed online at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/LiveMediaStream.html Follow the board on…
Statement of Westlands Water District on the Introduction of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015
…water supply shortages caused by four years of extraordinary dry conditions have been exacerbated by the restrictions imposed on the operations of the federal Central Valley Project and the California…
USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency
…might combine data from the USDA and other government sources, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the United States…
House Passes H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
…proposed federal and state laws threaten this innovation by generating a patchwork of differing labeling requirements, which will result in inconsistent and confusing information for consumers and interfere with interstate…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…purchased to supplement an underlying crop insurance policy. It covers a portion of losses not covered by the same crop’s underlying policy. USDA’s Risk Management Agency, which administers the federal…
The Western View: The Mussel Slough Tragedy
…was charged with the killings; however, four settlers were convicted of interfering with a federal marshal. They served six months, then were pardoned. After their release, the fight was out…
Available Funding and Changes to USDA’s Biorefinery and Biobased Product Program
…the July 6, 2015Federal Register. USDA has made significant improvements to the program. Biorefineries are now able to receive funding to produce more renewable chemicals and other biobased products in…
Stallman Announces Departure in January
…on numerous boards and federal and state committees, including the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, the Farm…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…assess the feasibility of digester technologies. Final scoring and review was conducted by the multi-agency Dairy Digester Research and Development Program’s Technical Advisory Committee, a subset of the California Federal…
New Ways to Help Meet Nutrition Needs of Low-Income, Homebound Seniors and People with Disabilities
…visit the FNS list of Federal Register Documents for SNAP. Today’s announcement was made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on historic economic gains in rural America over…