SACRAMENTO, April 22, 2014 – Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in March by Governor Brown allocates $10 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for on-farm…
Drought Brings New Attention to Groundwater
…establishing local management entities and clarifying the state’s role in groundwater management. Workshop organizers said the discussions were presented in the context of the governor’s 2014 California Water Action Plan,…
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New CDFA Water Program
Emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed earlier this month by Governor Brown allocates $10 million to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for on-farm water conservation practices throughout…
Focus on Ag Education at Ag Day at the Capital
…state dropped off thousands of Future Farmers of America, or FFA, members who now face the loss of half their programs funding due to Governor Jerry Brown removing the Agriculture…
Ag Day at the Capital and Funding Ag Education
…of the California Agriculture Teachers Association comments about the governor’s cut to the Agriculture Education Incentive Grant. Aschwanden explains the ag education budget cuts in our video. CLICK HERE. For…
AgNeTVideo: Explanation of Ag Education Budget Cuts
Jim Aschwanden, director of the California Agriculture Teachers Association, explains more about the governor’s cut to the Agriculture Education Incentive Grant. For more from Aschwanden, click here….
Future of FFA Uncertain
Adam Gray The future of FFA and other agriculture education programs is uncertain here in California due to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to drop the Agriculture Incentive Grant. Assemblymember Adam…
AgNeTVideo: Threat to Agriculture Ed Funding
Stuart McCullough, Agriculture Department Chair at Los Banos High School, talks with AgNet West about what the governor’s proposed cut to the Agriculture Education Incentive Funding Grant would mean to…
A Call to Protect Agriculture Education in California
Jim Aschwanden More than 200 concerned parents and students gathered for a town hall meeting to discuss the governor’s proposed cuts to agriculture education funding. Executive Director of California Agriculture…
New Legislation to Help Drought Relief Efforts
…of the drought, fewer farm workers are needed. Meanwhile, the new legislation also increases penalties for illegally diverting water. The legislation will take effect immediately once signed by the governor….
California FFA President says Ag Education Funds are Important
…FFA President Riley Nielsen: National FFA Week Brings Attention to Ag Education Funding AgNeTVideo: California FFA President on Ag Education Funding FFA has Concern over Governor’s Cut to Ag Education…
South Dakota Searching for California Dairymen
Governor Dennis Daugaard South Dakota was represented at World Ag Expo. Governor Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota spoke with Gary Cooper at the expo about their search for California dairymen…
FFA has Concern over Governor’s Cut to Ag Education
California State FFA President Riley Nilsen In the continuing series on FFA Week, California FFA President Riley Nilsen explains one of the reasons she is concerned about the proposed cuts….
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
Governor Jerry Brown With California experiencing its worst water shortage crisis in modern history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker…