Views from Spina and Uesugi Pumpkin Patches Gilroy-based Uesugi Farms issued a statement on its website saying that due to market conditions and factors outside of their control, they will be…
USDA Seeking Public Input on Wetland Determination Guidance
Public comment period for wetland conservation compliance rule open through February 5 USDA/NRCS image Farmers are reminded that updated guidelines for wetland determinations are posted and available for public input….
USDA to Reopen All FSA Offices – Extends MFP Payment Deadline to Feb. 14
…services need to be conducted and the shutdown is still ongoing. In addition to the FSA announcement, Perdue also announced farmers will be able to apply for the Market Facilitation…
Milk Labeling Comment Deadline is Approaching
…is nutritional confusion that’s being created in the marketplace by people who are drinking imitation plant beverages that are masquerading under dairy terms and not passing on the nutritional value…
The Western View: Going North? You Got Company
…That difference is important information, and if it is off, it can cause big problems. The experts last made their corrections in 2015, and those corrections should have lasted to…
More Women Returning to the Farm in Management Roles
…U.S. farms and ranches, and own 30 percent of all farmland in the country, said Bernick. Forty-four percent of FFA students are girls. “Yet women are still less than 10…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
U.S. farmers and ranchers discussed the current state of regulations governing the farm labor market and efforts to navigate it, at a workshop during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th…
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump Back to Address Annual Convention
…This address will mark the second time in as many years that the president has appeared at Farm Bureau’s Annual Convention. This year’s gathering takes place Jan. 11-16 in New…
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
…that it was nearly forgotten. Although the pest was primarily an issue in the Central Valley, reports surfaced back in 2015 of the insect being found in Napa County. UC Cooperative Extension…
CA FFA Students Lived to Serve Their Community During the Camp Fire
Courtesy FFA Students from Gridley High School FFA worked to provide relief efforts during the Camp Fire that blazed through Butte County. The students helped with sorting donations, feeding livestock,…
Antibiotics for Animal Agriculture Drops by A Third
…livestock in 2015, sales have declined 41 percent. Since the first year of reported sales in 2009, domestic sales and distribution have dropped by 28 percent. “These reductions are an…
Residue Levels Once Again Well Below Required Limits
…the 2017 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary which shows more than 99 percent of all samples tested were well below the threshold considered safe by EPA. The 203-page summary also…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…payments, market assistance loans, market facilitation payments, and disaster assistance programs) will be continued for the first week of a shutdown. Market Facilitation Program payments. Trade mitigation purchases made by…
EPA Recognizes Reducing Food Waste
Winners include Sprouts Farmers Market, LA County Department of Public Works and EcoSet Consulting The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized five California organizations for their outstanding efforts to…
