…also have an average adjusted gross income for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of less than $900,000. Applicants must also comply with the provisions of the Highly Erodible Land…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…sugar processor may repay the loan in full or forfeit the collateral (sugar) to USDA to satisfy the loan. The Feedstock Flexibility Program was reauthorized by Congress in the 2014…
Water Works: Moving Toward Better Water Stability
…use is almost 20 percent below 2013 levels. The reduction of water use comes after multiple types of public outreach efforts and encouragement to use more water efficient appliances. Multiple…
Water Storage Funding a Long Overdue Step in the Right Direction
…in 2014. Nearly 40 percent of the total amount allowed by Prop 1 will be spent on water infrastructure that can potentially increase California’s overall storage capacity by 4.3 million…
Farming Groups Call for Swift Farm Bill Passage
…Agriculture committees asking the farm bill conference committee to pass an on-time, five-year farm bill before the September 30 expiration of the 2014 farm bill. Source: American Farm Bureau Federation…
New Record for American Farmland Values
…is now more than double what it was in 2014. California’s farm real estate values increased by 3.4 percent compared to last year. The average value is $9,000 per acre,…
USDA Invests in Healthy Food Options for Low-Income Families
…the consumption of fresh produce by providing incentives at the point of purchase. The funding for the grants has been authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill to come from the…
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…the Counter-Cyclical (CC) payment yield for upland cotton, as listed on the farm record as of Sept. 3, 2013, multiplied by 2.4, or update the upland cotton yield to 90…
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
…Service. Image credit: The first cultured hamburger, ready to be fried on 5 August 2013, by World Economic Forum – File:The Meat Revolution Mark Post.webm (7:48), CC BY 3.0, Link…
Water Works: Funding Approved for Water Storage Projects
…water storage projects. The funding for the projects is made possible by the Proposition 1 water bond that was passed in 2014. The largest amount awarded was $816 million for…
Farmers Express Frustration Over Trump Trade Tactics
…massive shortfall in our financial statements.” Farmer income has dropped 52 percent since 2013, making it more difficult for farmers to repay loans. In turn, that increases the level of…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade. “Since 2014, the American farmer’s income has fallen 52 percent. Now, farmers are dealing with big shifts in the commodity markets because of trade…
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…2014. And there’s another movement currently actively trying to split the state in two. There’s a long history of movements to split California. Since becoming a state in 1850, it’s…
USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes
…acres, given the addition of seed cotton as a covered commodity in the programs. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 amended the 2014 Farm Bill, adding seed cotton as a…