Produce Safety Rule inspections have begun and the industry is seeing how they are being conducted. The Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) said official inspections for the Produce Safety Rule…
Center for Land-Based Learning Receiving Significant Support for New Facility
…its statewide headquarters from Winters to a larger site in Woodland. Participating Farm Credit associations have pledged to contribute between $20,000 and $100,000 dollars a year for the next five…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
…history determined by FSA. For most operations, production history is based on the highest milk production in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Newer dairy operations have other options for determining production…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-13-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s show, a lot of reports and statements came out this week, starting with…
Almond Update: NOW Summit Focuses on Cost and Grower Experience
The Almond Board of California (ABC) is hosting its Navel Orangeworm Summit (NOW) Tuesday, June 18 in Modesto. ABC’s Director of Agricultural Affairs Josette Lewis said the event will focus…
Catch WAPA Conference Information from Your Farm
…on the implementation of the Produce Safety Rule as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Mike Wade from the California Farm Water Coalition will also be giving a presentation…
Farmers Need New Water Rule, Farm Bureau Tells Senate
…it impossible for farmers to use their own land to its fullest. “Farm Bureau cannot overstate the importance of a rule that draws clear lines of jurisdiction that farmers and…
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
…and Panama remain two of the fastest-growing export markets in the Western Hemisphere for U.S. farm and food products. “The record size of this trade mission delegation demonstrates the degree…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-12-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. We have a lot of information in today’s show, some history on current pesticide regulation…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
American Farm Bureau Federation The following statement regarding the Administration’s efforts to facilitate the innovation of agricultural biotechnology can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Having…
Walmart Takes Poultry Companies to Court
…named in the lawsuit, including California’s Foster Farms. Other defendants named in the case include House of Raeford Farms, Koch Foods, Claxton Poultry Farms, and Pilgrim’s Pride. There have been…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…framework so that it works for our farmers, ranchers, and consumers. We need all the tools in the toolbox to meet the challenge of feeding everyone now and into the…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
…hog farmers understand the challenges faced by this administration in recalibrating U.S. trade policy toward China. The issues are myriad and complex. Moreover, hog farmers appreciate the farmer aid packages…
Educating Urban Water Users on Agricultural Water Needs
The California Farm Water Coalition (CFWC) continues its effort to better educate urban water users about the issues the agricultural industry is working to overcome. The coalition has been shifting…