…to 32. California senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein both voted in favor of the bill. Just after the Senate’s historic vote to pass the Immigration Reform Bill, American Farm…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…and boost the economy. We appreciate the efforts of our allies in the Agriculture Workforce Coalition and United Farm Workers with whom we worked to advance provisions that will provide…
AFBF Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
…and workable farm labor provision is welcomed by America’s farmers and ranchers. A comprehensive agricultural labor plan that works for all sectors of agriculture and across all regions of our…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
…ruling, saying it protects landowners from “government extortion.” “The Koontz family was challenging permit demands that were wildly excessive and had no connection to their land use proposal,” Beard said…
AgNeTVideo: Light Interception and Almonds
Stanislaus County Farm Advisor Roger Duncan speaks about light interception and almonds at the recent almond symposium. For more on light interception and almonds, click here….
Southeast AgNet E-news: McMillan Announcement; Farm Bill Update
This week’s issue of Southeast AgNet E-News includes an update on the Farm Bill, updates on some important crops to the region, as well as details regarding some beef industry…
Marijuana and Central Valley Farms Forum
…farmers just don’t want growing on their land and marijuana is one of them. But what do you do if someone else is growing it on your property? It could…
More Concerns about Yuba-Sutter Labor Shortage
…audio report Executive Director of the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau, Megan Foster, says there were fewer workers available during the peach thinning this year than last year, and that is likely…
Home Run for Fresno Grizzlies Ag Program
…Click to open or download audio report The triple-A baseball team the Fresno Grizzlies is a farm team for the San Francisco Giants, but now, they’re taking the term “farm”…
Critical Reactions to House Vote
…yesterday afternoon. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman issued a statement after the vote saying, “the American Farm Bureau…
Farm Bill Vote Surprises Some
The farm bill vote in the House of Representatives was a surprise to many people. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report…
Costa: House Fails Rural America and Consumers
…agriculture policies and provide certainty to Valley agriculture, the economic engine of the region. Raised on a dairy farm in the Kearney Park area, Costa is a third-generation family farmer….
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Regarding House Defeat of the Farm Bill
“The American Farm Bureau Federation is highly disappointed the House did not complete work on the 2013 farm bill, the ‘Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.’ It…
Breaking News: House Rejects Farm Bill
The House of Representatives rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Act of 2013 with a vote of 195-234 this afternoon. We will have more information as…