…follows Secretary Sonny Perdue’s unveiling of the ReConnect Program, a pilot program authorized by the Consolidated Budget Act of 2018, to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas that lack sufficient…
Farm Bureau to USDA: New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmland and Wetland
…under the Food Security Act or any rule implementing the Food Security Act. Also at odds with the law is the department’s newly added discretion in determining that a decades-old…
Groups Comment on State of the Union Address
…call for Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to preserve and build on the export gains with our North American neighbors. At the same time, we support bipartisan efforts to…
Farm Bureau Sues to Block Flows Plan for Lower San Joaquin River
…following a different approach that would be better for fish and people alike.” The Farm Bureau lawsuit says the water board failed to consider reasonable alternatives to its flows-dominated approach,…
Wool Industry Seeing Benefits of Increasing Demand
…form of better profit margins for producers. “We did have the record prices this past year and wool is on a pretty strong market trend this year too. Maybe not…
Almond Matters: Extending Bloom Can Provide Better Opportunity
…The weather leading up to bloom and the weather during bloom can have a big impact on the need to extend the bloom period. “The potential for extending bloom will…
NCBA Announces 2019 Policy Priorities
…of the U.S. rule, exempting livestock producers from EPCRA air emissions reporting requirements, modernizing and streamlining the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and federal grazing regulations, and promoting…
Markets Expected to Continue Strong; Leverage Shift on the Horizon
…will lead to a wetter summer in the southern half of the U.S., while warm waters off the coast of Mexico will favor an active monsoon season in the Southwest.”…
Two CA Congressmen Reintroduce 2019 Flood Insurance For Farmers Act
…National Flood Insurance Program, until then, the Flood Insurance for Farmers Acts awaits action by the House Financial Services Committee. Two CA Congressmen Reintroduce 2019 Flood Insurance For Farmers Act…
State Board to Discuss Breeding Technology
…technology have great potential for food and agricultural production across the globe,” said President Don Cameron, California State Board of Food and Agriculture. “Better understanding this technology and how it…
Farmers, Ranchers Need USMCA
The following statement can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Farmers need the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the sooner the better. U.S. agriculture needs strong…
January Storms Bolster California Water Supplies
…water conditions in a much better position from where they were this time last year. Information from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) shows that of the 105 stations…
Federal Government Reopens for Now
…will remain adamant in receiving the necessary funding to build the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The temporary funding bill will set aside the $5.7 billion that President Trump is…
Sustainability Concerns More Than Just the Environment
The concept of sustainability in agricultural production goes beyond strictly environmental concerns. While sustainable ag practices often result in better overall conditions for the surrounding environment, those practices also help…