It’s been more than two decades since the labels on packaged foods have been updated. The Food and Drug Administration is proposing changes that would take effect in the next…
Hundreds of Ag and Business Groups Call for Immigration Reform
…innovation, investment, products, businesses, jobs and dynamism to our economy.” The signatories to the letter expressed support for Congress and the administration using the House Republicans’ “Standards for Immigration Reform”…
Citrus Growers Facing Dire Emergency
The federal government now recognizes that citrus growers are facing a dire emergency from HLB disease. Sabrina Hill has the story. Citrus Growers Facing Dire Emergency…
USDA Announces New Grants to Help Communities Meet Water Challenges in Coming Years
…watershed scale. Projects funded by the NIWQP are outcome-oriented, aiming to increase awareness and change behaviors related to water resource management. Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and…
CFBF Responds to No Water Allocations
Sabrina Hill The California Farm Bureau is responding to the announcement by the Federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers. Sabrina…
Water Crisis Results from Years of Inaction
Today’s announcement by the federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers highlights the lack of investment California has made in new…
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Review Period Extended 60 Days
180-day period responds to public requests for addition time to review and comment Lead state and federal agencies today extended the public comment period for the Draft Bay Delta Conservation…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau Fresno County Farm Bureau has issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of the non-existent federal surface water supplies for Fresno County…
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
…to the record dry conditions experienced over the last twelve months, coupled with water supply reductions related to federal regulatory actions. “Unfortunately, federal water management policies have made it nearly…
USDA Releases a First Look at 2012 Census of Agriculture Results
…federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations and many others,” said Vic Tolomeo, Director of the USDA-NASS, Pacific Region. “When we look at the data for California, we can…
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
…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…
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Farm to School Grants
…annually to support grants, technical assistance, and the federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. In this funding cycle, USDA anticipates awarding up to $5 million in…
Video: President Obama Responds to the California Drought
…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
…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…