…Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. The grant comes after an earlier award of $1.2 million to address the nutria population. Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget that was recently approved…
Farm Bureau Urges New Chapter in China Trade
…$9.1 billion. In 2014, U.S. agricultural exports to China exceeded $24 billion. From 2000 to 2017, U.S. agricultural exports to China increased by 700%. Source: American Farm Bureau Federation Sponsored…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…producers. However, no applicant can receive more than $500,000. Eligible applicants must also have an average adjusted gross income (AGI) for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of less than…
Funding to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…30 years, the 2501 Program has helped reach socially disadvantaged agricultural producers – farmers and ranchers who have experienced barriers to service due to racial or ethnic prejudice. The 2014…
Bill to Fix Friant-Kern Canal Continues Forward Progress
…resulted in some areas experiencing an elevation decline an average of one inch every month since 2014. “One of the authorized purposes for the canal is to deliver not just…
FDA Settles FSMA Lawsuit Related to High Risk Foods
…the FDA was originally supposed to have designated which foods were high risk by 2012 and have the recordkeeping requirements developed by 2013. The purpose is to increase the level…
USDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
…producers for MPP-Dairy premiums paid between 2014-2017 on May 8, 2019. As of May 28, more than $1.7 million in cash refunds have been paid to dairy producers. Dairy Margin…
USDA Offers Producers Options to Re-enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts
…the CRP continuous signup when 2014 Farm Bill authority expired. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized the program this past December, and FSA has carefully analyzed the bill’s language and determined…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
…from 2014-2017 to receive a repayment or credit for part of the premiums paid into the program. FSA has been providing premium reimbursements to producers since last month and those…
Conservation Reserve Program Sign Ups Begin in June
…continues to work toward full implementation of the program. Last fall, when the 2014 Farm Bill authority expired, continuous CRP signup applications were no longer accepted by FSA. The continuous…
Farm Bureau Statement on Trump Immigration Reform Proposal
…studies of this problem over the last decade. In the more recent report, in 2014, looking at potential losses in vegetable, livestock, fruit and grain production, estimated losses range as…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
…and younger. In February 2013, Japan extended access to include beef and beef products from cattle less than 30 months of age. In April 2017, Japan eliminated its age-based BSE…
More CA Farmers Increased Wages to Attract Qualified Farm Labor
…more farmers were offering higher pay. The study found that 86 percent of all respondents raised their wages in 2018, with roughly 30 percent starting those increases back in 2014….
USDA Announces Repayment Options for Producers with Coverage in Previous MPP for Dairy
…was authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, a dairy operation must have participated in the MPP-Dairy during any calendar year from 2014 through 2017, have the repayment calculated and verified…