…cover the costs of food stamps, public housing and Medicaid, among other federal assistance program received by their employees. The Senator specifically mentioned companies such as Amazon, Walmart and McDonalds….
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…highlights as a failure of the sampling program. However, FSIS’ program is designed to identify positives to prevent the meat from going to your grocery store. This means the program…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…by trade fluctuation. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will dispense those commodities through various nutrition assistance programs such as the Emergency Food Assistance Program and child nutrition programs. FAS…
Bayer CEO Says Monsanto Merger Still a Win-Win
…of the Monsanto takeover, the potential value creation for our shareholders, the attractiveness of the agriculture market, and the goals we communicated.” The California court awarded damages to a school…
8,000 Glyphosate Lawsuits Await Bayer
The California verdict against Monsanto has opened the door for what is estimated as 8,000 lawsuits against Monsanto, now being absorbed by Bayer. On a call with analysts and reporters,…
Celebrating National Peach Pie Day
…California, South Carolina, Georgia and New Jersey. While baking our own peach pie or enjoying it out with others, use the hashtag #nationalpeachpieday when posting on social media. I’m Cathy…
Almond Update: Free Irrigation Audits Available
Several Resource Conservation Districts’s around the state are teaming up with various groups to offer free irrigation audits for growers. The Almond Board of California is partnering with several groups…
Farm Bill Conference Meeting Date Set
…pass the Senate. The Senate version of the bill does not include the controversial work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Wildfire Inadvertently Provides New Research Opportunities
University of California researchers are looking to make the most out of a bad situation by looking at new research opportunities that have developed as a result of the wildfires….
NRCS Lending Assistance with Wildfire Recovery
…devastation left by the hurricanes, Suarez is back in California with significant experience in the application process for the Farm Service Agency’s Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. “The experience in…
Water Works: Legislative Compromise in Works for California Water Concerns
…state legislators here to help reclaim water for our communities,” California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson said during the recent water rally in Sacramento. “We will start that with…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Davis. The CRB administers the California Citrus Research Program,…
Capitol Water Rally ‘Worth Your Fight’
…our farms, or our communities,” California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson said during his address to the crowd. “Like many of you, I’d rather be on my farm taking…
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
…unless you are in California. Sunflower seed are shipped all around the country and most of the world. They come from California. My information says that 90 percent of the…