…years and agreeing to implement additional conservation practices on their land. There are more than 11,000 contracts that are currently set to expire on December 31. Ag producers can earn…
New Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Bill Goes into Effect March 29
…provides additional paid leave for employees through September 30, 2021. After previous supplemental sick leave benefits expired on December 31, 2020, the provisions of SB 95 are retroactive to January…
DWR Issues Allocation Reduction for State Water Project
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced an allocation reduction for the State Water Project (SWP). Initially, the allocation announced in December was for 10 percent of requested supplies…
Comment Period for Regulating Animal Biotech Reopened by USDA
…voice heard.” The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to transition some regulatory oversight to USDA has received significant interest since it was published last December. The initial comment period garnered…
Almond Update: Mexico, A Surprisingly Primed Market for Almond Growth
…Jeffers presented at the virtual Almond Conference in December and said their relatively new strategies in Mexico focus on health qualities for urban professionals. That demographic represents 31 percent of the total population…
The Western View: It’s Railfest Weekend in Reedley!
…Railfest, and train enthusiasts are gathering at Hillcrest to celebrate the steam engine. Hillcrest Farms is a popular pumpkin patch in the fall and a Christmas tree farm in December….
When Will It Be Safe to Start Planting Plants and Seed Outside
…The “growing season” is essentially the time between when the last freeze happens in spring and the first time temps get to freezing later in the year, known as the…
California Walnut Marketing Order Referendum Bringing Changes
…November and December of last year. More than 80 percent of growers representing nearly 83 percent of the total volume of walnuts were in favor of the action. The purpose…
Wine Industry Sustainability Highlighted in Recent Report
…growing number of certified vineyards and wineries over the past year.” The report shows that as of December 2020, 171 wineries in the state are Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing. Those…
American Farm Bureau Seeking CFAP Application Extension
…Department to consider extending the CFAP sign-up deadline,” Duvall noted in the letter. “The recent Regulatory Freeze Pending Review on all new and pending executive actions, though common during a…
Industry Groups Working Towards Establishing Hemp Checkoff
…survey was conducted between November and December of last year and received nearly 300 responses from industry members. Respondents were largely supportive of the need for more research, promotion, and…
What Americans will be Eating by the BILLIONS During the Big Game
…in November and a 24% reduction in December in year-over-year wing inventories in cold storage, meaning restaurants and retailers took a lot of wings out of freezers and stocked up…
Snowpack Increases, But ‘Still Nowhere Near Out of the Woods’
…– which were October, November, and December – precipitation statewide was only 39 percent of average,” DeGuzman noted. “To make up for those early dry months we’ll need multiple days…
Supplemental CFAP Payments Stalled with Biden’s Regulatory Freeze
…local Farm Service Agency offices continue accepting applications. The stalled CFAP payments are part of a larger regulatory freeze initiated by President Joe Biden during his first week in office….