House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement after the House passed S.1252, the Global Food Security Act of…
Almond Forecast Up
…in mid-February, after the winter provided better chill hours than last year. Bloom conditions were good; bloom was reportedly fast and uniform. Precipitation this year was significantly better than in…
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
…says it’s an opportunity to build on what has been learned so far. She says she’s thankful to all the people who have helped with the signature gathering. Listen to…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…natural resources efficiently. Pesticides are one tool that lets us do that. In fact, the abundant food and high standard of living we enjoy in the United States would not…
Third largest Hog Producer using Wheat in Feed
…viable as a feed ration. Wheat has higher protein levels than corn, which economist calculate make it the better buy once it is less than 110 percent the price of…
Tools to Help Dairy Farmers
…better inform producers as they enroll in MPP, or choose different supplemental coverage levels, NMPF offers the following materials on the website’s Resources page: Overview of the Margin Protection Program…
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep…
Food Security
…The international food price spikes over the last decade highlighted the impact of price shocks on the food security, or the ability to access enough food for healthy living, of…
Every Kid In A Park
…By introducing fourth graders to public lands in their backyards and beyond at an early age, the innovative Every Kid in a Park initiative delivers a nationwide call to action…
Agri View: The Computer Age
…a farmer can get a much better idea of how to best spend his time and money on fertilizers, irrigation and pesticides. Efficiency Farmers can use satellite imaging to create…
July 4th Cookout Prices
…the cookout is up slightly (less than 1 percent), “Prices in the meat case are starting to look better from the consumers’ perspective,” said Veronica Nigh, an AFBF economist. “Retail…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
…taking an essential step in implementing the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and empowering local agencies to bring groundwater basins into sustainable patterns of pumping and recharge. SGMA initially…
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a federal Clean Water Act rule to tighten the current selenium water quality criteria for the waters of San Francisco Bay and Delta. The…
Air Quality Incentives Available
…levels that persistently exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards established by the Clean Air Act. For fiscal year 2016, interested owners or operators of land managed for agricultural production…