…of the nation’s children. This is a top priority for the Obama Administration and is an important component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to combat the challenge…
EPA Protects Wetlands in Calif. and Ariz. with $1.5 Million in Grants
…2014 Wetland Program grant cycle. Work under these grants, awarded annually, will range from enhancing computer programs that rapidly assess wetland conditions, to helping tribes develop programs to better monitor…
Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought
…farmers, water managers, community leaders, and labor representatives. “I wanted to come here to listen,” the President said. He said he was aware of the volatile water politics in California,…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…discrepancies in laboratory results. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one…
Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought
…Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…the drought obtain or maintain water sources of sufficient quantity and quality. These funds will be provided to eligible, qualified communities by application through USDA-Rural Development’s Emergency Community Water Assistance…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…Wildlife and the California Fish and Game Commission restricted fishing on some waterways due to low water flows worsened by the drought. The state is working to protect local communities…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…also eventually the Point Reyes National Seashore. Because of the methane digester, we generate about 65 percent of our on farm energy needs.” “Much of the work we’ve done has…
Farm Bill Sign of Things to Come
Gary Crawford tells what this Farm Bill does. Hear Gary’s report here….
California Farm Bureau Supports Senate Bill to Address Water Crisis
…Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members….
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…San Joaquin Valley and other regions of the State. The District looks forward to working with them and members of the House of Representatives to find common sense solutions that…
Monteiro Lakeside Dairy – Innovation in Progress
…Manuel Monteiro offered a glimpse of the success that innovation, Mike and Manuel Monteiro careful study and hard work can accomplish. The brothers represent the third generation of their dairying…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound,…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…They now certify the companies who meet their BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices) standards. The group is striving for voluntary compliance by seafood farmers with verification by the Alliance. Unlike the…