House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas announced the new Republican Members who are expected to serve on the Committee in the 113th Congress. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
CA Raisin Appeal
An appeal from a group of California raisin producers is headed to the Supreme Court. It’s the latest movement in the Horne V. US Department of Agriculture case, which stems…
Lower Insurance Premiums for Rice, Soybeans
…Click to Open or Download Audio Report It’s part of the Agriculture Department’s project to improve the crop insurance program. The crop insurance program is privately ran, but federally subsidized….
CA Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
…session by commenting on the freedoms Americans have, quoting Ronald Regan, and discussing hot topics such as taxes and timber harvest. He called for a fix for agriculture immigration, saying…
Lucas Selected to Serve Second Term
…colleagues to ensure the health and vitality of production agriculture and rural economies,” said Chairman Frank D. Lucas. Agriculture Committee Press Office http://agriculture.house.gov MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 mailto: tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov…
Agriculture Needs Science, Study Says
A new study shows the future of agriculture depends on science, especially in the forms of research and development. Sabrina Hill has the story. Click to Open or Download Audio…
“Buy Ag” This Holiday Season
…Those in the agriculture industry are reminding shoppers to support local economies by supporting local agriculture. Many farm stores and wineries are finding new ways to pull in shoppers with…
Letter Demands Vote on Farm Bill
…Report A link to the letter in full is below. More than 200 agriculture-related groups sent a letter to leaders of the House of Representatives, asking for a vote on…
Former Ag Secretaries Speak at Meeting
…fuels 25. Block on the future of agriculture 26. Yeutter on the future of agriculture 27. Bergland on agricultural research and GMO 28. Yeutter on agricultural research and GMO 29….
USDA/NASS Mailing Census Forms Dec. 14th
…has a video that gives interesting facts about the census and just what producers mean to the economy of the U.S. For the USDA/NASS Census of Agriculture website, CLICK HERE….
Protecting California Agriculture
Robin Wall, California Agriculture Liason, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sacramento, CA tells us about mans best friend and the fight of invasive species entering the U.S. through California. There…
Former U. S. Sec. of Ag Speak at NAFB Conf. in Kansas City
…of the national agriculture issues of our times. Among all the elections chatter, one interesting forum involved three former U. S. Secretaries of Agriculture. Each of them shared candid and…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
…California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross is announcing the opportunity to serve as a reviewer on the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Technical Review Committee. This…
Prop. 37 Getting More Opposition
…notes that biotech foods are the future of feeding the world, in fact, he said, it’s the new conventional agriculture. Cindy Zimmerman reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…