Governor Dennis Daugaard South Dakota was represented at World Ag Expo. Governor Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota spoke with Gary Cooper at the expo about their search for California dairymen…
FFA has Concern over Governor’s Cut to Ag Education
California State FFA President Riley Nilsen In the continuing series on FFA Week, California FFA President Riley Nilsen explains one of the reasons she is concerned about the proposed cuts….
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
…it would work with hydropower generators and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to preserve water in California reservoirs. Recently the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Fish…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
Courtesy of Ag Alert by the California Farm Bureau Federation Just as milk prices are improving, fierce competition for hay and limited water supplies to grow other feed crops have…
EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
…tribes in California and Arizona and four California organizations to conduct research designed to prevent and eliminate water pollution. EPA also announces it will begin today accepting applications for the…
AgNeTVideo: California FFA President on Ag Education Funding
California State FFA President Riley Nilsen explains what the governor’s cuts to ag education could mean to FFA groups and schools around the state….
National FFA Week Brings Attention to Ag Education Funding
…to ag education could mean to FFA groups and schools around the state. Click to Open or Download Audio. The California FFA is staying busy. Check out their website HERE….
Biological Tool in Fight Against Citrus Disease HLB
Researchers in California are using a natural enemy to fight off the Asian citrus psyllid and the citrus disease it can spread, Huanglongbing. Researcher Brian Taylor of the California Citrus…
Video: President Obama Responds to the California Drought
Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley President Obama visited Joe Del Bosque’s farm in Merced County to view the damage caused by the California drought….
Drought Assistance for Specialty Crops
…package for California. Hear Ag Secretary Vilsack’s comments about specialty crop assistance. For Secretary Vilsack’s entire one-on-one discussion with Sabrina Hill, CLICK HERE. Watch Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s comments he made…
Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought
…and challenged all Californians to work on solutions. California Senator Jim Costa, who introduced emergency legislation to provide short-term drought relief, said that the impact this year would be “$10…
President Obama Speaks on Drought
…announcing $50 million more for California and other states that are in extreme drought. Directing Interior Department to use existing authority where appropriate to give water contractors flexibility to meet…
Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought
…California is not feeling the drought as badly as the rest of the state. “That’s because Southern California has invested in water storage and in effective management of that storage,”…
AgNet West Exclusive Interview with Secretary Vilsack
…Central California to survey some of the damage caused by the drought and announce millions of dollars in additional assistance. He told me he wants California’s farmers and ranchers to…