Changes to USDA Insurance
USDA is combining some of its Area Risk Protection Insurance offerings for the upcoming crop year. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report…
Produce Safety Topic of Farm Forum
…is Our Food Supply”. Guest speakers are State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency, Val Dolcini, and Executive Director for the Center for Produce Safety at UC Davis,…
Humboldt County Farm Bureau Celebration Planned
…contest and ice cream social. There will also be catapult competition, games, agriculture displays, and speeder train rides. American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman and California Farm Bureau Federation…
AFBF Statement on House Farm Bill Vote
American Farm Bureau Federation president Bob Stallman issued the following statement after the House voted to pass their farm-only farm bill. “The American Farm Bureau Federation looks forward to moving…
Breaking News: House Approves Farm-Only Farm Bill
…to pass the bill. The American Farm Bureau Federation issued a statement after the vote, saying, “While we were hopeful the farm bill would not be split, nor permanent law…
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
…84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006. The program helps local agencies perform groundwater studies, monitoring, and management…
Farm-Only Farm Bill a Possibility
It appears House Republican leaders may be moving forward with a plan to divide the Farm Bill. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report A Republican…
Livestock Groups Support RFS Repeal Act
Livestock and poultry groups are urging congress to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard. It comes just after a trio senators introduced the bi-partisan Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act. Several groups,…
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
…Senate gallery out as the Senate votes to approve the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. As you just heard, the bill passed with a vote of 68…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…that time. Employers must provide housing or a housing allowance to these workers. A “Contract-Based” option will allow workers to enter the country to accept a specific contract for a…
AFBF Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Regarding Senate Passage of Immigration Reform Legislation “The Senate’s passage today of a balanced immigration reform bill that includes a fair…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
…Court ruling in the battle between the estate of landowner Coy Koontz, Sr., and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The case stemmed from Koontz’s plan to develop 3.7…
Obama’s Climate Change Plan
The President’s comprehensive climate change plan, if enacted, will affect agriculture. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report…
