A California cattle ranch will find out next month if it is named the national winner of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download…
LGMA CEO Discusses New Regulations
…food safety. Just last year, the state’s cantaloupe program was launched, and tomato producers started a program about four years before that. To see the post in full, click here….
Cleaning Up Greenhouse Gasses
…for that purpose. Laura Mandell is with the Center . She says there’s information about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQUIP , on the site. The website is http://www.usdairy.com/saveenergy…
NFCF Statement on Farm Bill Extension
…of the farm bill contained in the legislation, while continuing funding for many important programs such as the Market Access Program, is deeply flawed.” For the full statement, click here….
Ag Warriors Benefit Planned
…more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The benefit is on Wednesday, February 13. This benefit started at the 2012 World Ag Expo. The Ag Warriors program works through…
Destructive Pest in California Desert
…tunneling and feeding on a palm tree. That’s what worries folks who sell palms and those who harvest the date palm crop. Jobs and millions of dollars are at stake….
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…• Rep. Steve King (IA-5): Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Jurisdiction: Agency oversight, review and analysis, special investigations, food stamps, nutrition and consumer programs. • Rep. K. Michael Conaway, (TX-11):…
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program
In just four years, America’s top conservationists have enrolled 50 million acres in USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program . Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report It’s…
High-tech Farmer’s Market
…farm-to-community programs, except the consumer gets to choose the produce that’s delivered. CNN Money says farmers can make good money with the program. For a link to Farmingo, click here….
Cotton Plowdown in Fresno County
…intention to reduce tillage on their acreage eligible for the program. Call the Department of Agriculture to find out which sections are not eligible for this program if you are…
CA Raisin Appeal
…from a federal marketing program that would take some of the California raisin crop off the market. Growers in the Central Valley say it would unfairly keep them from selling…
Lower Insurance Premiums for Rice, Soybeans
…Click to Open or Download Audio Report It’s part of the Agriculture Department’s project to improve the crop insurance program. The crop insurance program is privately ran, but federally subsidized….
Good Year for Olive Oil
…olives are harvested at varying degrees of ripeness to capture different flavors. Several farms and towns celebrate the olive oil harvest. In the Sonoma Valley, the festival is celebrated for…
CA Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
…session by commenting on the freedoms Americans have, quoting Ronald Regan, and discussing hot topics such as taxes and timber harvest. He called for a fix for agriculture immigration, saying…