…isn’t likely to do any of those things, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials. In fact, instead of bringing on a cooler and wetter summer than normal…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
…Summer Food Service Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Together these programs make up the federal nutrition safety net….
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…2015. As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential, as required by federal law. NASS safeguards the privacy of all responses and publishes only aggregate data, ensuring…
State Water Project Deliveries Increased Slightly
…on December 1, was increased after mid-December storms boosted river flows and tight coordination among federal and state water and wildlife-protection agencies allowed the SWP to store runoff south of…
Zero Allocations…Again
The definition of balance at the State and Federal level is once again highlighted by an announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation that producers south of the Delta will again…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…federal Central Valley Project surface water availabilities What: Representatives from the community will be available to speak with the media regarding the Bureau of Reclamation’s announcement of the federal Central…
CFBF Leader on Water Shortage, CVP Zero Allocation
…that the federal Central Valley Project will likely deliver no water to most of its agricultural customers for a second straight year reinforces the need to move quickly on water…
Statement of Don Peracchi, President of Westlands Water District, on Bureau of Reclamation’s Allocation Announcement
…more than one million acres of highly productive farmland will once again receive a zero allocation of water this year should make one thing abundantly clear. The federal government’s Central…
Secretary Vilsack and Former Agriculture Secretaries Veneman and Glickman Announce Bipartisan Efforts to Expand Trade
Bipartisan Group Urging Passage of Trade Legislation Critical to Agriculture Economy Veneman Glickman Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture Ann Veneman (George W. Bush Administration) and…
Big Fresno Fair Announces New San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition
…Administration Office or can be shipped to SJVOOC – The Big Fresno Fair, 1121 S. Chance Ave. Fresno, CA 93702 no later than 5 p.m. on May 8, 2015. Any…
Assembly Member Gray Announces Joint Committee Hearings on Rail
…federal and state funding.” “This is the kind of project that sidesteps political hurdles and makes real change in the lives of real people,” continued Gray. “The construction and travel…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…Almond Board of California is a nonprofit organization that administers a grower-enacted Federal Marketing Order under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture. For more information on the…
Export Training Course Comes to CDFA
…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,”…