2015 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
…growers conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office from May 8 to May 27, 2015. The survey used a random sampling design based on total dried…
Commodity Groups Meet to Review Sustainability Progress, Share Ideas for the Future
…encompasses much more than just water. We are all working toward an environmentally sound, economically viable and socially responsible future for California agriculture, and today we’re more united than ever.”…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
…path in ag business and to become a teacher and FFA advisor. Nicole is the daughter of James and Carmen Helms, and is the recipient of the Jim Thomas Memorial…
Webinar to Assist Potential Applicants for Conservation Funding
…RCPP empowers local leaders to work with multiple partners — such as private companies, local and tribal governments, universities, non-profit groups and other non-government partners — along with farmers, ranchers,…
USDA Video: Saving Farmers A Road Trip
USDA has a new online service that will save farmers time and driving. Conservation Client Gateway is a USDA public website that allows individual landowners and land users the secure…
Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Open for Applications Through June 30
The American Farm Bureau Federation is now accepting applications for the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. Entrepreneurs will compete for $145,000 in startup funds. Applications must be submitted by June 30. The…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review May 29
…edition of USDA Week In Review, celebrating rural electrification, saving farmers a road trip, and Asian Pacific American Island Heritage Month. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.rd.gov www.usda.nrcs.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports
…American agricultural exports continues, with a trade surplus of more than $23 billion, a $1 billion increase from earlier projections for fiscal year 2015. Fiscal years 2009 to 2014 represent…
Central Valley ACP Update
…is still using the eradicative approach with ACP detections, however in preparation for possible future area-wide management treatments, grower liaison Judy Zaninovich is continuing to work on identifying Team Leaders…
American Farm Bureau Federation on EPA’s Final WOTUS Rule
“We are undertaking a thorough analysis of the final WOTUS rule to determine whether the Environmental Protection Agency listened to the substantive comments farmers and ranchers submitted during the comment…
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
…on the proposed rule, but only six months after receiving more than one million public comments on the proposal, EPA has finalized the rule. Philip Ellis, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association…
The Western View: Label for GMO Foods
Your American Farm Bureau wants you to “Get a Move On.” They want your support to help create a national, science-based labeling standard for GMO foods. The Western View: Label…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…rights. Anticipating impending cuts by the state, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta farmers with riparian water rights proposed a 25 percent cut in their water diversions or plantings last week, saying the…