…Act of 2014 includes multiple regulatory relief provisions benefiting agricultural and forestry industries. Consolidates 23 duplicative and overlapping conservation programs into 13. Provides one year of full funding for the…
CFBF: New Farm Law will Benefit California
The five-year federal farm bill signed into law today by President Obama will enhance food production and natural resources in California, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. Farm Bureau…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…today a multi-year partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public and private lands…
House of Representatives Passes California Water Bill
…vote represents House Republicans’ commitment to putting California families over fish. I thank my good friend Congressman Valadao for his leadership on this issue, as well as Natural Resources Committee…
FID Facilitates Emergency Banking To Provide Dry-Year Water For Small Valley Cities, Towns
…of Settlement under current water conditions. The decision for this action was agreed upon by the Friant Water Authority and the Natural Resources Defense Council, in coordination with other Settling…
Statement by the President on Congressional Passage of Farm Bill
…our deficits without gutting the vital assistance programs millions of hardworking Americans count on to help put food on the table for their families. And it will support conservation of…
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014
…people with disabilities will have access to nutritious food. The potential of new products, treatments and discoveries will be strengthened through new agricultural research. Renewed conservation efforts will protect our…
Following Senate Passage, ASA Calls on President Obama to Sign Farm Bill into Law
…including the Biodiesel Education Program and a strengthened Biobased Markets Program. Additionally, the bill consolidates 23 previous conservation programs into 13, while focusing conservation efforts on working lands. “Last week’s…
Corn Growers Thank Senate for Farm Bill Passage
…into 13, and focuses conservation efforts on working lands. It also ties conservation compliance for wetlands and highly erodible land to premium support for crop insurance. Maintains authorizations for important…
USDA Launches Effort to Assist California Producers Affected by Drought
…additional funding through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help agricultural operators use water more efficiently, stabilize fallowed cropland, and protect their livelihoods for the…
California Drought Update
It’s official, California does not have enough water to grow our food and supply communities. The Department of Water Resources has now taken unprecedented action to conserve water, and it…
Breaking News: Unprecedented Zero Water Allocation for CA
It’s official, California does not have enough water to grow our food and supply communities. The Department of Water Resources has now taken unprecedented action to conserve water, and it…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
…Brown Jr.’s drought State of Emergency. In the declaration,the Governor directed DWR and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to act to modify requirements that hinder conservation of currently…
AgNeTVideo: CFBF President on Energy Production / Delta Smelt
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger speaks of the differences between solar, natural gas, and hydro-electric energy production. President Wenger also discusses the Delta smelt and salmon issues in California….