…since 2003”. It would benefit agriculture to continue this information campaign, even after the drought is over. We need to continue to show the consumer that Americans have access to…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…wholesale beef, pork and lamb. Mandatory Price Reporting also requires USDA to issue daily, weekly and monthly livestock and meat market reports. “For American’s cattlemen and women, market transparency is…
Dormant Winter Crops Handling Flooding
A study by University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) that is looking at recharging groundwater levels by winter flooding of farmland and crops with a winter dormancy is showing good results. Dormant…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
American Agri-Women is celebrating 40 years of advocating for agriculture with its “Drive Across America.” The Drive has now traveled more than 15,000 miles and is finishing up its five-month…
FSA Offers Help for CA Farmers, Ranchers Affected by Fires
…Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, and the Tree Assistance Program. In addition, the FSA Emergency Conservation Program provides funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged…
USDA Offers Help to Fire-Affected Farmers and Ranchers
…Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, and the Tree Assistance Program. In addition, the FSA Emergency Conservation Program provides funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…we can capture a million acre-feet of that water over time to be used later, it can benefit everything.” He pointed to Folsom Reservoir on the American River, which in…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…at 46.0 thousand acres, down 18 percent from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 1,670 pounds per acre, down 3 percent from last month. The forecast for American Pima…
Valley’s Gold Season 3 Premieres September 9 on ValleyPBS
…generous contributions of the Gar and Esther Tootelian Charitable Trust, the Meyers Water Bank and Wildlife Project and BRANDT. See more, including past episodes, on the Valley’s Gold webpage atwww.valleysgold.org….
California Dairy Families Challenge Consumers to “Pour It Forward” With Milk Donations
…encouraging Californians to donate fresh, nutritious milk to local food banks through the Great American Milk Drive. Community members have two easy ways to donate: By donating to The Great…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…to generous contributions from many organizations, including American Ag Credit, The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, Farm Credit, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, DuPont Pioneer and The Mosaic Company….
School Children Eating More Fruits and Vegetables – Fact Sheet From the USDA
…Support for healthier school meals is bipartisan. A September 2014 poll released by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Heart Association found that 87…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…States, because the rule is so broad and it encompasses everything.” To help farmers and ranchers understand how the rule could be applied, CFBF worked with the American Farm Bureau…
Conservation to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture
…Inc., Gregory Giusti – University of California Cooperative Extension, John Hunt – Northern California Regional Land Trust and Jeremy Kobor – O’Connor Environmental, Inc. “There are innumerable ways agriculture can…