The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a joint hearing to explore…
USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of Nov. 20 Deadline
…access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality…
Agriculture Well Represented at Water Conference
…Well Represented Attendees were mainly water delivery operators and water managers, and breakout sessions revolved around those topics and technologies. Speakers addressed the many challenges the water infrastructure faces in…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality…
No More Constraints on U.S. Cotton Policy
…and infrastructure, it is imperative that production and trade policies in other countries not put U.S. farmers at a disadvantage. I encourage the House Agriculture Committee and our negotiators to…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…the country’s infrastructure needs. He called for significant investment and said it is not just a California problem but a national infrastructure problem that needs to be dealt with by…
National Manufacturing Month – Recognizing Where the Harvest Leads
…the labor force, the infrastructure, the shipping and export lanes. It’s all here. Food and beverage processing is California’s third-largest manufacturing sector (computers/electronics and chemicals are first and second, respectively),…
Food and Agriculture Board to Discuss Land Subsidence, Groundwater Management
…groundwater for their irrigation water supply. Land subsidence is a threat to private and public infrastructure and can reduce storage capacity in underground aquifers. In response to this growing issue,…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
…strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community…
The Western View: Keep Water Projects Top of Mind
…the damage to infrastructure alone could be catastrophic. So we need to prepare for both contingencies; severe flooding is possible, even likely; and continued drought with even more wells drying…
Ranchers Remain Cautious Despite El Niño Forecast
…infrastructure, he added. “There’d have to be some major changes in the sheep industry for me to consider ramping my sheep numbers up any higher than they are now,” he…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…records,” said Department of Water Resources (DWR) Director Mark Cowin. “As extensive groundwater pumping continues, the land is sinking more rapidly and this puts nearby infrastructure at greater risk of…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing, and community facilities to…