The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows producers and rural communities to make a second effort in applying for assistance. Ag groups are reacting to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed…
Aubrey Bettencourt Takes Over as Almond Alliance of California President
…Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, she fought to keep ‘farmers farming’ through the delivery of effective and efficient agricultural programs. Serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Water…
Getting a Second Chance With USDA Programs
…producers is critical for ensuring that USDA is responding to localized issues. “It’s a really important process for the producer to be engaged in, in order to make the agency…
Proposed Water Rule a Return to “Overreach”
Image courtesy of American Farm Bureau Federation Ag groups are reacting to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, and they’re not happy with…
California to Receive More Than $5.5 Million for Conservation Projects
…to their On-Farm Trials, resulting in data and analyses of the environmental, financial and (to the extent possible) social impacts of the trials. NRCS intends to use the results of…
Week in Review: Voluntary Agreement Talks Break Down, Ag Supports Infrastructure Bill
…sending ballots out for county committee elections for the Farm Service Agency. California producers will be benefitting from significant specialty crop investment made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The…
State Officials Abandon Voluntary Agreement Discussions
Voluntary agreement discussions to find amicable solutions for the management of water supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have come to an end. The California Environmental Protection Agency and California…
Pandemic Assistance Offered for Organic Producers
…remain open until January 7, 2022. Organic producers can submit applications through local Farm Service Agency offices. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored…
County Committee Elections Begin for Farm Service Agency
…the agency so that the agency – this big monolithic thing – can actually take into account your needs on the ground in Sonoma County, your needs on the ground…
2021 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
The Department of Agriculture is mailing ballots for the Farm Service Agency county and urban county committee elections. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas for committee members who…
Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Value of Biotechnology in Agriculture
…rapidly growing global population, expansion of the global middle class, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss,” ASTA Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Policy Fan-Li Chou said in her testimony. “The…
Ag Groups and Lawmakers Concerned by New Operating Plan for Water Projects
Several lawmakers and agricultural organizations have expressed concern regarding a new joint operating plan for California water projects. The environmental review process is being reinitiated for operating procedures for the…
USDA Providing $1.8 Billion in Producer Payments Through ARC and PLC
…and other issues,” Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said in a press release. “We also know producers prefer to get good prices for their crops in the marketplace,…
Despite Objections, State Water Board Votes to Increase Fees
…out that the increased fees far outweigh other environmental fees that the industry also has to pay. During testimony, WAPA joined the Agricultural Council of California in calling for an…
