…for younger farmers, particularly those who are brand new to the agriculture industry who did now grow up on a farm and are already aware of the resources available to…
Farm Bureau’s Duvall, Aiken Cite Strengths of Clean Water Rule
…provide them the regulatory certainty they need to farm confidently with those natural resources in mind. “For more than five years we have advocated for a new water rule that…
USDA Traveler Website Helps Santa and His Elves
…safe to enter the United States – and which ones are best left behind. This helps protect the health of our country’s plants, animals and natural resources, ensuring many happy…
Round Two of Trade Mitigation Payments Coming From USDA
…certain commodities for the second half of their 2018 production. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has been administering the first round of MFP payments to producers for the first 50…
Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry in California
Virulent Newcastle disease has been confirmed in a commercial chicken operation in Riverside County. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made the…
USDA Highlights Benefits of Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…folks afloat. We understand that this is not a total fix nor long-term solution for dairy producers, but we are glad that the Farm Service Agency was able to spring…
Six New Dairy Biomethane Projects Receive Funding
Multiple dairy biomethane projects were recently awarded funding by members of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and the California Department of Food and…
Farm Bureau: USDA Broadband Program Will Boost Rural Economy
The following statement regarding the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect broadband program can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “The Agriculture Department’s latest effort to boost broadband services…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
…through this initiative must serve communities with fewer than 20,000 people with no broadband service or where service is slower than 10 megabits per second (mbps) download and 1 mbps…
Cooperation Fails as Bay-Delta Water Plan Moves Forward
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) approved a motion regarding the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan, voting in favor of imposing minimum flow requirements on the Stanislaus, Merced, and…
Groups Respond to House Passage of Farm Bill
…conservation programs will be reauthorized and funded. And certainty that trade promotion and access to foreign markets will remain a priority in the years to come. “On behalf of all…
California Farm Bureau Urges House to Pass Farm Bill
…makes a number of improvements to conservation programs, including the popular Environmental Quality Incentives Program. It continues specific programs for fruit, vegetable, nut and nursery producers, as well as initiatives…
New WOTUS Rule Proposal Brings Optimism
…eager to see a rule that restores integrity to the regulatory process and supports American agriculture as it seeks to preserve our natural resources,” said House Agriculture Committee Chairman K….
Storms Bring Significant Snow and Higher Likelihood of El Nino System
…to fruition. Information from the California Department of Water Resources indicates that those storm systems have left the state’s snowpack level significantly higher than this time last year. “As we…