…vote of 262-152. This legislation prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing and enforcing a proposed rule that would redefine “waters of the…
9/11 Memorial Plaza at CA State Fairgrounds to Open for Sept. 11 Anniversary
…and memorials to American Airlines Flight 77–which crashed into the Pentagon–and United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Construction of the Cal Expo memorial began a…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…(NRCS) easement programs – Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Grasslands Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program – into two components. One component protects farmlands and grasslands, and the other…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…involves turning 52 acres of former farmland into a giant dirt bathtub, eight feet deep with earthen sides, called a recharge basin. During wet years, floodwater from the nearby Kings…
California Fluid Milk and Dairy Products Production
…total production 199,417,000 pounds, 1.7 percent increase from June 2014, 5.7 percent more than July 2013. American Cheese Production California for July 2014 total production 50,500,000 pounds, 0.4 percent increase…
The Land and Water Conservation Fund at 50
…Wilderness Act and the establishment of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Since President Lyndon Johnson signed both pieces of legislation in 1964, Americans in all 50 states, across thousands…
CDFA Announces Vacancy on the Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Advisory Board
…the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Pest Control Branch, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, California 95832, Attention: Patrick Akers. For additional information, visit the branch’s web page at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ipc/curlytopvirus/ctv_hp.htm;…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…contacted their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office should do so as soon as possible. The Budget Control Act passed by Congress in 2011 requires USDA to implement reductions of…
Val Dolcini Named Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
Dolcini Val Dolcini has been selected to serve as the new Farm Service Agency Administrator. Dolcini currently serves as the California FSA state executive director. He was appointed to that…
USDA Announces New Risk Management Program for Dairy Farmers
Vilsack This morning, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the start of a new risk management program for dairy farmers, known as the Dairy Margin Protection Program. Vilsack announces program for…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…Protection Program final rule will be published in the Federal Register on Aug. 29, 2014. The Farm Service Agency (FSA), which administers the program, also will open a 60-day public…
EPA Finally Hands Over Maps Detailing the Extent of their WOTUS Proposal
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released maps today of waters and wetlands the Environmental Protection Agency has to-date refrained from making public. After multiple requests, the Agency…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in accordance with CEQA guidelines, has released the draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The draft Program…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is circulating a Draft Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Statewide Plant Pest and Management Program for a 45-day public review and comment…
