…than just a few months, like payments prior. Listen to Kulkarni’s full interview. Working Together: CFAP 2 Begins, Different Financial Calculation Contact your local Farm Service Agency to apply or…
The Western View: Of Course The Climate Is Changing, It Always Does
…Is Changing, It Always Does About the Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s….
Proposed Prop 65 Action to Affect Certain Nut Products
…President and CEO of the Western Agricultural Processors Association, Roger Isom said that there has been increased action against nut products in relation to Prop 65 requirements. “This is something…
California Conservation Project Receive $3.5 Million in Funding
A California conservation project is receiving significant funding support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conversation Service (NRCS). The project is being supported by the Regional Conservation Partnership…
WIFIA Improvement Act Looks to Assist Public Water Projects
…Project even more affordable, particularly for local, Sacramento Valley agriculture, significantly reducing the cost of water. The annual debt service savings generated by the bill will also help spur additional…
GAO Report Details How Trade Aid Payments Were Distributed
…trade aid payments were distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. The GAO report had been requested by Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow, who has…
Federal Wildfire Bill Receives Support from Ag Groups
A group of agricultural groups is supporting a federal wildfire bill that was recently introduced by Senators Diane Feinstein and Steve Daines. A coalition of 13 Western state Farm Bureaus…
New Farmers.gov Feature Allows Entities to Conduct Online Business with USDA
…powers of attorney to conduct online business with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Additionally, online services once available through NRCS’s Conservation Client Gateway (CCG) will be moved to farmers.gov…
Industry Groups Appreciate Increased Crop Coverage for Coronavirus Assistance
…to provide relief to an even broader array of farmers and ranchers. “The pandemic has affected practically the entire agricultural system, and the second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program…
CFAP 2 Application Window Begins September 21
…and fiber America needs to thrive,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a press release. “We listened to feedback received from farmers, ranchers and agricultural organizations about the…
Stakeholder Input Sought for Agriculture Innovation Agenda
…to be submitted. USDA is looking for input on the most advanced technologies and practices that are available which can be immediately used in U.S. agricultural production. “Across America, we…
California Farm Production Expenditures Still Highest in the Nation
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, California’s total farm production expenses for 2019 were once again the highest in the nation. Farm production expenditures for…
Bilingual SGMA Video Series to Foster Better Understanding
…be the development of a land-use model which will include grower and community member input. SGMA compliance is expected to bring a significant amount of agricultural land out of production….
Industry Responds to Newsom Endorsement of Proposition 15
…understands this and should have started a badly needed realignment of the state’s policies toward business enterprises by opposing Prop 15.” Several agricultural and non-agricultural organizations both statewide and regional…