The Sustainable, Ecological, Consistent, Uniform, Responsible, Efficient rule, known as the SECURE rule, provides updated guidelines for biotechnology regulated under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Protection Act. The new…
Revised Budget Features Significant Cuts to Close $54 Billion Deficit
…$40 million in General Fund support to aid in the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. “I am disappointed, but it’s understandable that there’s not general fund money to…
Historic $10 Million for CA Stewardship
…helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners expand stewardship activities and receive payments for both their existing conservation work and new enhancements they undertake. Enhancements are available to help with soil…
Farm System Reform Act to Phase Out Large Factory Farms by 2040
…Farm System Reform Act would enact an immediate moratorium on any new concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) opening. The legislation would also limit further expansion of any existing CAFOs. The…
USDA Predicts Another Record Almond Crop This Year
…CEO Richard Waycott said in a press release. “Through the industry’s advancements in water use efficiency to environmentally friendly pest management, zero waste efforts in the orchard and beyond, almond…
Resilience 2020 Campaign Highlights Resolve of California Ranchers
…negative way at the producer level anyway.” The Resilience 2020 campaign is meant to affirm the commitment of California ranchers in producing an ample supply of sustainable beef in the…
Ag Groups Call for More Certainty for California’s Water Supply
…focus of the letter. One is encouraging the Newsom Administration to work cooperatively with the federal government and work on water management and find some agreement and common ground when…
More USDA Section 32 Plans on Buying $470 Million in Food
More information about the plan to purchase food products under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of 1935. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that a total…
Almond Matters: Getting Going with Ant Management
…broadcast applications and mound treatments can be effective in combatting ant populations. Getting an early start to management is especially important when using a slow-acting material, to effectively eliminate ant…
Ag Producers Can Now Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
…is being made possible through the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act authorized by Congress. Agricultural businesses are defined as those involved in the legal production of food and…
Water Infrastructure Investment a Waste With State, Federal Fight?
Funding for water infrastructure won’t matter much if the clash between California and the U.S. leadership continues. Recent studies have shown that the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act goals are not…
Dealing with Chickens When They Get Bored
…By the time your birds have reached the angsty teenage stage, they’re probably more restless than usual and prove to act out as bored chickens. You might want to try…
Including Water Investments in Infrastructure Package Challenging
…becoming even more important as the sustainable Groundwater Management Act begins to be implemented. Further complications have arisen in recent weeks as federal and state authorities face off in a…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
…federal biological opinions that were signed by President Donald Trump earlier in the year. At issue is the Incidental Take Permit (ITP) that was recently issued which will dictate management…