CDFA Seeks Public Comments On New Program Priorities

Taylor HillmanGeneral

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comments on new program priorities being developed for the 2016 Special Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Through a two-phase…

Biotech Crop Approval Process Taking Less Time

Taylor HillmanGeneral

Kevin Shea, Administrator of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, telling the House Agriculture Committee that USDA has trimmed the time required to get new biotech crops approved and…

Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat

Taylor HillmanEnvironment, Water

…funding for the added costs hasn’t been announced. In an average year, California farmers create about 300,000 acres of managed wetlands, the California Rice Commission said. But last year, farmers…