…Budget Control Act of 2011 requires USDA to implement these reductions to program payments. CTAP and the Stacked Income Protection Plan were established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…subsidy as mandated by the Farm Bill. This will impact crops beginning with the May 20, 2014 actuarial filing and continue through the November 30, 2014 actuarial filing. Prohibition of…
Agri View: Endangered!
Everett Griner talks about county Extension agents being in decline in today’s Agri View. Endangered!…
Almond Board: Addressing FSMA
The Food and Drug Administration is taking comments about their Food Safety Modernization Act that will reform safety guidelines across the board and the Almond Board is voicing their concerns….
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…The Obama Administration is committed to increasing investments in the nation’s water infrastructure to mitigate the impact of climate change and to ensure that all Americans have adequate, safe and…
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…the CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel have been valuable assets by providing guidance and feedback on many aspects of program design. SWEEP requires a high level of technical…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). NCPN-funded facilities provide high-quality propagative plant material that is free of plant pathogens and pests that can otherwise cause economic losses to the…
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…change.” California’s Cap-and-Trade Program was initiated by Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. AB 32 requires California to return to 1990 levels of greenhouse…
Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal
The EPA might not understand how the clarification in the Clean Water Act will affect agriculture. Taylor Hillman tells us what you can do. Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal…
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
…Clean Water Act clarification means to them. Groot says they understand what the clarification is trying to do but does not think the EPA realizes the full impact. Groot is…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…focus resources on cost effective and efficient solutions that could avert the need to list the bi-state population as “threatened” or “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. Today, the Bureau…
Governor Brown Commemorates California Pollinator Week
Pollinator species such as birds and insects are essential partners to farmers and ranchers in producing much of our food supply. Pollinators also provide significant environmental benefits that are necessary…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease…
New Waterways Law Benefits Agriculture, Consumers
President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act today. WRRDA is an important piece of legislation for agriculture – one that has been a priority for the…