Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation

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…Governor Brown met with President Obama about crucial federal support during the ongoing drought last week, and the state continues to work with federal partners to ensure a coordinated drought…

Video: President Obama Responds to the California Drought

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…Bosque’s farm in Merced County to view the damage caused by the California drought. There, the president discussed the administration’s response and spoke about his climate change plan. credit: whitehouse.gov…

Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought

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…of the Federal Government. “California is our biggest economy, California is our biggest agricultural producer, so what happens here matters to every working American, right down to the cost of…

President Obama Speaks on Drought

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…their obligations. Directing all federal facilities in California to make immediate steps to curb their water use, including a moratorium on water usage for new non-essential landscaping projects. You can…

Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought

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…he said. “The entire state needs to follow that strategy.” Wenger said Farm Bureau will continue to work with state and federal officials to achieve these long-term solutions. The California…

AgNet West Exclusive Interview with Secretary Vilsack

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…know the federal government hears them. While there is $100 million dollars of assistance for livestock producers, Vilsack points out there are programs for specialty crop producers. He told me…

President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today

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…and to redouble efforts to fulfill prior commitments to longer-term water use reduction at Federal facilities. This builds on efforts already underway, including the President’s call to Federal agencies to…

CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources

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…continues to work with federal partners to ensure a coordinated drought response. The administration has also expressed support for federal legislation introduced by Senators Feinstein and Boxer and Representatives Jim…

Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

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…reductions resulting from these extraordinary dry conditions have been exacerbated by the implementation in prior years of regulations imposed under federal law on the operations of the federal Central Valley…

Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy

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…of the federal government. With the president signing the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law, we mark a new era of farm and food policy that values saving money, reforming…

CFBF: New Farm Law will Benefit California

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The five-year federal farm bill signed into law today by President Obama will enhance food production and natural resources in California, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. Farm Bureau…