…is a six-session seminar program held over a two month period and focuses on issues such as finance, export documentation, market barriers and federal/state resources. More than 300 companies have…
FFA Students Attend State Leadership Academy
…strong support network with our school administration, district, and especially the Atwater community who have supported fundraisers that have raised $5,000 to help pay for student conference and transportation fees,”…
Western View: Critical Meeting Wednesday – You’re Invited
…state and federal agencies agreed to allow it, one state employee was in a position to stop a plan that would have pumped more Delta water southward, during these months…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…extreme weather events. Through the creation of the National Drought Resilience Partnership, launched as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, federal agencies are working closely with states, tribes and…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
The Almond Hullers and Processors Association (AHPA), representing the interests of almond growers, hullers/shellers, and processors, has issued an urgent plea to state and federal legislators to help bring together…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…joint proposal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), petitioning for milk producers in the state to begin operating under a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). California Dairies, Inc. (CDI),…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…water from Shasta Dam through the federal Central Valley Project, he said she received no water and ended up planting only one-fifth of the land, using groundwater and “what some…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
…grant application, which gives them priority consideration during the external peer review process. Information on applying for this designation can be found in the RFA. Through federal funding and leadership…
Making Crop Insurance for California
A well-known company is making crop insurance valuable to growers by taking their input to the federal government. Making Crop Insurance for California Western Growers says they have had significant…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
With California farmers and ranchers preparing for a potential fourth consecutive drought year, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture will meet with federal and state officials to discuss…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower Concerns; Federal Marketing Order
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a Peace River citrus growers forum and the pros and cons of a potential federal marketing order…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding AFBF, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
…in controlling the distribution of his or her personal information. We strongly disagree.” BACKGROUND TO THE RULING AFBF was disappointed to learn late yesterday that the federal district court in…
Nationwide USDA Organic Survey Underway
…organic crop and livestock producers. Farmers and ranchers can fill out the survey online via a secure website, www.agcensus.usda.gov, or return their form by mail. Federal law (Title 7, U.S….