…their obligations. Directing all federal facilities in California to make immediate steps to curb their water use, including a moratorium on water usage for new non-essential landscaping projects. You can…
Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought
…he said. “The entire state needs to follow that strategy.” Wenger said Farm Bureau will continue to work with state and federal officials to achieve these long-term solutions. The California…
AgNet West Exclusive Interview with Secretary Vilsack
…know the federal government hears them. While there is $100 million dollars of assistance for livestock producers, Vilsack points out there are programs for specialty crop producers. He told me…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…and to redouble efforts to fulfill prior commitments to longer-term water use reduction at Federal facilities. This builds on efforts already underway, including the President’s call to Federal agencies to…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…92027 Several state/federal government entities will be represented at these information sessions, including: USDA Farm Service Agency; USDA Risk Management Agency; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; USDA Rural Development; the…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…dozen recipients of the LCA – which recognized landowners for achievement in environmental improvement on agricultural land – in Washington, D.C. last week. I was fortunate to meet with them…
Emergency Conservation Program Available
Val Dolcini, State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency announced Emergency Conservation Program availability for multiple counties in California. Sabrina Hill has all of the details of the…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…federal water pumps are turned on to draw water from the rivers into the South Delta for water users. The bill requires federal agencies to operate the pumps within this…
California Farm Bureau Supports Senate Bill to Address Water Crisis
…our underground aquifers,” Wenger said. “Adding both aboveground and underground storage would bring more flexibility to a California water system stretched beyond its limits by population growth, environmental requirements, climate…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…reductions resulting from these extraordinary dry conditions have been exacerbated by the implementation in prior years of regulations imposed under federal law on the operations of the federal Central Valley…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound,…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…These new techniques are very efficient, reduce environmental concerns and provide a flexible platform that can be scaled from a small system for home use to a large commercial operation….
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…review of EPA actions that would negatively impact agriculture. Enhances coordination between USDA, EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding the…
CFBF: New Farm Law will Benefit California
The five-year federal farm bill signed into law today by President Obama will enhance food production and natural resources in California, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. Farm Bureau…
