…in agriculture. The Agricultural Act of 2014 will provide our communities with additional support to attract new economic opportunity and create jobs. We all agreed that outreach and education is…
Emergency Conservation Program Available
Val Dolcini, State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency announced Emergency Conservation Program availability for multiple counties in California. Sabrina Hill has all of the details of the…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…State Water Project. The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 is the House companion to a bill introduced earlier today by California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and…
California Farm Bureau Supports Senate Bill to Address Water Crisis
…our underground aquifers,” Wenger said. “Adding both aboveground and underground storage would bring more flexibility to a California water system stretched beyond its limits by population growth, environmental requirements, climate…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
Westlands Water District FRESNO, CA – Westlands Water District is encouraged with the introduction by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…and using the water for the plants cleans and oxygenates the water for the fish. It’s an environmental balancing act that is mutually beneficial.” Demand for fish, especially in the…
Lucas: Agricultural Act of 2014 Marks a New Era for Farm & Food Policy
…review of EPA actions that would negatively impact agriculture. Enhances coordination between USDA, EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding the…
President Obama Signs Farm Bill
As expected President Obama has signed the Agriculture Act of 2014 into law, finally putting an end to the over two year farm bill drama and giving our farmers and…
CalASFMRA Enters 2014 with New Logo, New Officers and New Direction
Nat DiBuduo Nat DiBuduo, AFM, Allied Grape Growers, Elected President CalASFMRA unveiled a new logo as officers were installed recently for the 2014 membership year. The California based organization is…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…is part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to responsibly cut carbon pollution, slow the effects of climate change and put America on track to a cleaner environment. The…
House of Representatives Passes California Water Bill
…the bipartisan Bay-Delta Accord. It also reforms onerous federal laws – such as the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act – that have…
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014—Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014: “Today’s action will allow the proud men and women who feed millions around…
Chairman Frank Lucas on Senate Passage of Agricultural Act of 2014
WASHINGTON – Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed the Agricultural Act of 2014. “I am pleased the Senate passed the conference report and…
Following Senate Passage, ASA Calls on President Obama to Sign Farm Bill into Law
ST. LOUIS (February 4, 2014) – Following the Senate’s vote to pass the Agricultural Act of 2014 this afternoon, the American Soybean Association (ASA) thanked both chambers of Congress and…
