…initiative not only helps U.S. cotton to be more attractive to international buys, it also encourages growers to implement practices to help improve production. “The farmers, the growers, they will…
The Western View: New Water Rules Spell Disaster
…system works well when it is allowed to do so. But lately, each year, the allocations to farmers are cut and the water flows into San Francisco Bay. Why? Because…
Water Supply Restrictions to Have Billion-Dollar Impact
…availability. “Adding that all up, we found some significant changes in water available to farmers that will result in, by our estimates, fallowing of about one-fifth of all the acres…
Ag Order 4.0 ‘Will Change the Way We Farm’
…and is now available for public review and comment. The regulation would expand monitoring and reporting requirements and establish a limitation on the amount of nitrogen that farmers can apply…
New FDA Plan for Leafy Greens Food Safety
…California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) has issued a letter of support for any actions that will help to prevent any future outbreaks of food illness associated with leafy greens…
Farming Incentives Being Offered by NRCS to Address Air Quality
…assistance is being made available through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program, National Air Quality Initiative. “What the initiative does is that it financially assists farmers and ranchers to replace on-farm,…
Applications Being Accepted for Updated Healthy Soils Program
…to ensure we receive as many applications as possible,” CDFA Secretary Karen Ross said in a news release. “We want to make sure our farmers and ranchers can participate in…
The Western View: Farmers Get the Pork Into the Barrel
Agriculture has always been the base of American society. It was just as important to the Indigenous people that developed corn and squash crops as it was to the newcomers,…
CA Rep. Costa Drills Perdue on Trade During House Ag Committee Hearing
…the nation including several California representatives. In Perdue’s testimony, he discussed how USDA works to sow prosperity in rural America through the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, conservation programs…
Legislative Effort to Address California Nutria Problem Moves Forward
…the House of Representatives recently with unanimous support. “Nutria threaten farmers, indigenous wildlife, and our water infrastructure – it’s time to bring in the cavalry and drive them out of…
Flexibility for Hemp Rule Enforcement for 2020 Crop Year
…Greg Ibach explained during his address to the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture. “DEA will still expect states to work with their laboratories to try to achieve certification…
Correcting the Misinformation About Emissions from Animal Agriculture
…from diets to address climate change. A study that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science noted that even if every American stopped consuming meat GHG…
Curious Trend in Cover Cropping in California
…period, farmers throughout the rest of the country increased their implementation of cover crops by 50 percent. In working with growers and other industry members, Bowles identified a wide range…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-02-20
…state and national recognition for her work with producers. Tune in to the show for these news stories and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content…