…one of the key factors affecting prospects for crop production and commodity prices. In 1978 the World Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formed the Joint Agricultural Weather…
Western View: Kings Forest
…Democrats’ 2016 platform calls for continuing the federal control of public lands. Their platform seems to conforms with the environmental movement. It says federal control will protect natural and cultural…
Farm Labor Shortage Vexes Farmers
…to America’s tables has proved to be difficult if not impossible for farmers. That’s why many farmers rely heavily on a program called H-2A, through which the federal government grants…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…today, tomorrow and forever. For more information, visit www.ducks.org. Since its inception in 1935, NRCS has worked in partnership with private landowners and a variety of local, state and federal…
Agri View: Cannabis Oil Possibilities
…which it is derived. Although cannabis and hemp have been used for thousands of years as a naturally growing herb, its reputation as a drug in many parts of the…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…enough workers.” Leavens Ranches decided last year to participate in the federal H-2A agricultural guestworker program, and bought a small apartment building in the Santa Paula Valley to house employees…
Organic Symposium Proceedings Now Available
…adoption of organic farming systems. OFRF cultivates organic research, education, and federal policies that bring more farmers and acreage into organic production. The UC Kearney Agricultural REC is one of…
Agri View: Fire Ant Problem
…important tool in IFA management programs. Pest Identification: General guide to identify imported fire ants Lucid Key to identify imported fire ants and other invasive ants Regulations Federal Regulations Federal…
Agri View: Labor Shortages
…have a legal, reliable supply of workers. Current federal programs and policies dealing with farm labor have resulted in a daunting, broken system, riddled with shortcomings that have resulted in…
NPPC Opposes Proposed Animal Welfare Changes
…because if they’re passed, it’s the first time they’ll be written into federal law. NPPC says it could present problems for producers. NPPC says the standards won’t change the concept…
House Passes GMO Labeling Bill
…an amendment to a House bill. The bill will pre-empt state laws requiring the labeling of GMO foods and establish a mandatory federal disclosure system. Agricultural groups largely praise the…
NIFA Announces Funding
…strengthens the role of federal research and development in support of small businesses. The program fosters and encourages participation by women-owned and socially or economically disadvantaged small businesses. Companies initially…
NMPF on Passage of Biotech Labeling Bill
…food biotechnology. By reasserting the federal government’s role in regulating food labeling, the Congress is ending the ‘death by a thousand cuts’ approach of potentially conflicting state laws in this…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
California gets $18 million from federal program for farmworker housing The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $26 million to help provide safe and sanitary housing for farmworkers in nine…