…part of the California Climate Investments, which use proceeds from the state’s cap-and-trade auctions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional benefits to California communities. Agricultural…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…Manager, Statewide Water Planning, California Department of Water Resources -Brooks D. Ohlson, Director, Sacramento Center for International Trade Development -Alvar Escriva Bou, Public Policy Institute of California -Dillon L. Hosier,…
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…to 10 agriculture and food businesses in rural communities. The online period for the 2017 Challenge is May 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016. More information about the application is…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
Emerging leaders in the almond industry get a closer look at some big issues facing their trade. Bayer hosted the Almond Leadership Program at its West Sacramento site earlier…
NPPC President Weber Talks Exports, TPP on Capital Hill
…trade rules and the bar for future trade agreements, including the deal now being negotiated between the United States and the European Union – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…Mooney said that well-negotiated trade agreements have the potential to increase export opportunities for America’s dairy farmers, but he warned that the terms of free trade agreements must be tenaciously…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…parts of the nation has prompted the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center to host an annual sheep shearing school, where a diversity of students are introduced to a trade…
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution
…its Young Cooperator national advisory council, have been visiting their elected officials this week on Capitol Hill to reinforce the need for the Senate to reach agreement on a uniform…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…States and Canada (because of fears of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE) essentially restricted beef trade to Australia and New Zealand (see Beef Imports in the Issues and Analysis chapter)….
2016 GEELA Awards
…voluntary achievements culminated in 2015. Competition is open to all California residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, professional and trade associations, communities, state and local government entities, tribes, and federal agencies operating…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…urged passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement with 12 Pacific Rim countries that would expand trade opportunities for California agriculture (see related story, U.S. farm exports would gain…
Agri View: Different Crops
…current and upcoming marketing year. The United States is a major player in the world corn trade market, with between 10 and 20 percent of the corn crop exported to…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule Would Wipe Out TPP Benefits
…would move forward with new GIPSA rules. On the TPP Agreement, Hill told the committee that NPPC strongly supports the Asia-Pacific trade deal, pointing out that its benefits will exceed…