…the regulation is calling ‘Riparian Setbacks’ will have a significant impact on some farms near waterways. Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive Director Norm Groot said they checked in with one…
Efforts Continue to Block Implementation of California’s Proposition 12
…their costs. The hardest hit will be family farms, especially smaller independent farms.” The ballot initiative was passed by California voters back in 2018 as the Prevention of Cruelty to…
Members Appointed to the EPA Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
…Chavez – Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, Diamond A Farms, Mohawk Valley Farms, Catlin Canal Company, and Lower Arkansas Valley Super Ditch; Rocky Ford, CO John R. H. Collison…
Livestock Grazing Holds Potential Benefits in Organic Systems
Researchers are looking into the benefits that livestock grazing presents for organic farming systems. The project is being made possible by a nearly $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
UC Conducts Survey of COVID-19 Prevention on Farms
…farmworkers,” said Heather E Riden, agricultural health and safety program director. “The goal of this survey is to understand what practices farms are implementing to prevent COVID-19, where they have…
The Western View: Cease-Fire Ahead in the Water Wars?
…biological opinions which govern how their re- spective water projects are operated. The state placed a higher priority over environmental concerns than the feds. The feds put farms and cities…
Meyer Receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…With Meyer’s leadership, more than 700 dairy farms have completed an on-site, third-party evaluation of their facility’s manure management. The program has been so successful that it received California’s highest…
Successful Elimination of Virulent Newcastle Disease in California
…U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced an end to the VND quarantine in Southern California. “This is definitely the day that we’ve been looking forward to,” California State Veterinarian Dr….
Tree Nut Industry Provides Funding for more UCCE Researchers
…and the generous funding to generate science-based knowledge to apply on California farms.” The funding support provided by the tree nut industry groups will cover the annual salaries and benefits…
Updated Allocations Bring Modest Increase for CVP Contractors
…increase in allocated water. “We thank Reclamation for continuing to react quickly to changes in this year’s hydrology that allow for more water to be delivered to farms and communities…
Almond Update: Getting Closer to Off-ground Harvesting in California
…the practice to the state. Brian Wahlbrink, Co-Owner of Sperry Farms, has experimented with off-ground harvesting in his orchards and has traveled to see how other regions currently harvest this…
Farm System Reform Act to Phase Out Large Factory Farms by 2040
Representative Ro Khanna recently introduced a companion bill to the Farm System Reform Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation mirrors the bill that was introduced at the…
Lemon Market Sours, Diversification Saving Ventura Grower
Crop diversification has become an even more critical factor for farmers and ranchers struggling with the abrupt closure of much of the foodservice industry. Will Pidduck of Finch Farms notes…
Survey Shows Strains on Rural California
…www.cfbf.com/impactsurvey. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 34,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of nearly 5.6…