…recently prevented the addition of emergency drought relief provisions for California in the Farm Bill. Speaker Boehner and Agriculture Committee Chairman Lucas had tabled a modest plan to provide additional…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
To protect Californians’ health and safety from more severe water shortages in the months ahead, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today took actions to conserve the state’s precious…
Farm Leader Discusses Release of Immigration Principles
…Paul Wenger noted that the principles released today make specific reference to the needs of agriculture. “Farmers and ranchers have been straightforward: We depend on an immigrant workforce,” Wenger said,…
CA Farm Bureau President on Farm Bill
Now that we know what’s in the Agriculture Act of 2014, also called the farm bill, California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger breaks down what it means for ag producers…
AFBF President on House Passage of Farm Bill
…the Senate for timely passage of the bill, which will provide farmers and ranchers certainty for the coming year and allow the Agriculture Department to begin planning for implementation of…
House Passes Farm Bill
…pass it. The President must sign it. Here is USDA’s Gary Crawford and Rep’s Frank Lucas, Marcia Fudge, Kurt Shrader and Joe Crowley. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
ASTA 2014 Vegetable Seed Conference Offers Many Critical Updates
…trends and outlooks in this vibrant segment of U. S. agriculture. In this feature ASTA President Andy Lavigne reviews some of the issues faced by the seed industry – What’s…
Lucas Praises House Passage of Farm Bill Conference Report
…within the EPA Science Advisory Board to conduct peer review of EPA actions that would negatively impact agriculture. Enhances coordination between USDA, EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and…
AFBF on Obama’s State of the Union Address
…and other noncompetitive practices when they try to export their products. For U.S. agriculture to thrive, we have to correct these disparities and level the playing field. “To take full…
AFBF President Bob Stallman Urges Passage of Farm Bill
…for the coming year and allow the Agriculture Department to begin planning for implementation of the bill’s provisions. “We appreciate the hard work of the conferees to get the farm…
House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill
Bill Reforms Agricultural Policy, Reduces the Deficit, Grows the Economy WASHINGTON – House and Senate agriculture leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a five-year farm bill that will…
Final State Water Action Plan Released
…California experiences one of the driest winters on record, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the final…
AgNeTVideo: California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger Agriculture Background
…Bureau President Paul Wenger continues, speaking about the differences in farming over the years. President Wenger also discusses the organizations in California dealing with agriculture issues. to view this video…
California Water Reforms Presented at Farm Bill Conference Committee
Washington – At the request of Speaker of the House John Boehner and California Congressmen David Valadao (CA-21), Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Devin Nunes (CA-22), Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas…