…Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall. “We believe a judge will recognize these regulations exceed the scope of the Clean Water Act, and direct EPA to develop rules that enable…
Almond Update: In-Depth Analysis for Developing Market Opportunities
…impact.” Once audiences in different markets are identified, an outreach plan is developed to optimize the impact of almond messaging. Each market can have a particular messaging approach based on…
VofV: Simon Pearson from The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology Talks Agtech Solutions on a Global Scale
…heights gives a better perspective on potential solutions to agriculture’s workforce challenges. “We started with the hard problem – a bit like a moonshot – and then as we actually…
Week in Review: Simultaneous Drought & Flood Emergencies, More Funding for Sites Project
…Improvements for the Nation Act. Ranch manager for Marthedal Enterprises, Austin Hubbell sees ag partnerships as being crucial to the progression of the raisin industry in allowing growers to take…
Lawmakers Calling for Better California Water Management
…Los Vaqueros Reservoir, building Sites Reservoir, and building Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir, we would be in a position today to move and store more water both for flood control and…
Almond Update: Cold Storage for Bees Becoming More Popular
…is time for almond pollination. Beekeepers can cull their indoor colonies in the fall to get a better understanding of what numbers will look like in January and February. That…
Farm Bureau Names 2023 Farm Dog of the Year
…important role dogs play on farms and believe this is at the core of our purpose that people and pets are better together.” Four regional runners-up in the contest will…
USDA Providing Additional Farmer Support Through a Variety of Programs
…provide all farmers, including new and underserved producers, with the opportunity to receive the assistance they need to continue farming, to build and maintain their competitive-edge, and to access more,…
Week in Review: Cautious Optimism for Above Average Snowpack & Another New WOTUS Rule
…of the WOTUS rule announcement as a case involving the scope of the entire Clean Water Act is currently awaiting judgment from the U.S. Supreme Court. The LandFlex incentive program…
Sites Reservoir Receives More Funding as California Experiences Substantial Rainstorms
…(WIIN Act). The announcement comes after an additional award of $30 million was provided to the project through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “Thanks to the continued support of…
Collaboration Critical for Advancing the Raisin Industry
…if this or that agency could come up with some data or an answer, we’d be better off,’” Hubbell said. “We’re going to go out and try to find the…
Baby Formula Imports Face Tariffs Again in 2023
…infections. Responding to the crisis, American health regulators relaxed import policies, and President Biden invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to rebuild lagging supplies. Congress made the tariff waivers…
California Chill Report: Impacts of Straggled Bloom from Low Chill
…being a “bigger carbon sink.” “They’re like the first piggy to the trough and they get really strong right away and they can be better at elbowing out the other…
DWR ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ After First 2023 Snow Survey
…snow survey of the previous water year, California’s overall snowpack was measured at 160 percent of the average. De Guzman noted that the state is off to an even better…