…million to California) is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor recreation…
Lucas Praises House Passage of Bill to Block EPA’s Latest Attack on American Agriculture
…agricultural producers to protect not our great natural resources, but rather our backyard ponds. “It is an underhanded way to harm American agriculture and threaten America’s food security. I urge…
9/11 Memorial Plaza at CA State Fairgrounds to Open for Sept. 11 Anniversary
…and memorials to American Airlines Flight 77–which crashed into the Pentagon–and United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Construction of the Cal Expo memorial began a…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…million in conservation funding is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…involves turning 52 acres of former farmland into a giant dirt bathtub, eight feet deep with earthen sides, called a recharge basin. During wet years, floodwater from the nearby Kings…
California Fluid Milk and Dairy Products Production
…total production 199,417,000 pounds, 1.7 percent increase from June 2014, 5.7 percent more than July 2013. American Cheese Production California for July 2014 total production 50,500,000 pounds, 0.4 percent increase…
The Land and Water Conservation Fund at 50
…Wilderness Act and the establishment of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Since President Lyndon Johnson signed both pieces of legislation in 1964, Americans in all 50 states, across thousands…
EPA Finally Hands Over Maps Detailing the Extent of their WOTUS Proposal
…EPA’s posturing cannot explain away the alarming content of these documents. While you claim that EPA has not yet used these maps to regulate Americans, you provided no explanation for…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
…1980s. Overall, American agriculture supports one in 12 jobs in the United States and provides American consumers with 83 percent of the food we consume, while maintaining affordability and choice….
AFBF Raises Public Awareness of Agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture continues its education efforts to raise awareness, understanding and a positive public perception of agriculture. Michael Clements has the story. AFBF Raises Public…
AFIA Submits Comments on LEAP Draft Guidelines
The American Feed Industry Association recently submitted comments regarding the Livestock Environmental Assessment Performance draft guidelines. Specifically, the comments submitted to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Millennials Not Eating as Much Sugar
…the American Sugar Alliance’s annual International Sweetener Symposium last week, according to the Hagstrom Report. Described as those born between 1977 and 1994, millennials will outnumber the baby boomer generation…
Water Use in California – Analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…production is growing. Approximately nine million acres of farmland in California are irrigated, representing roughly 80% of all human water use. Higher revenue perennial crops—nuts, grapes, and other fruit—have increased…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…USDA announced that FAS will accept claims under the Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund for calendar year 2014. Catfish Inspection: On April 30, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…