Fred Gale, USDA China analyst, explaining why China is importing more and more soybeans and cotton, even as its stockpiles of those commodities are growing rapidly. Why China is Stockpiling…
CDFA Drought Meeting Next Week
…focuses on drought conditions for farm workers with speakers from the California Rural Legal Assistance and the California Farm Labor Contractors Association. The final panel on drought conditions is with…
USDA Announces New Grants to Help Communities Meet Water Challenges in Coming Years
…to those impacted by severe drought.” Today’s announcement builds on USDA efforts to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners mitigate the impacts of drought, including implementation of the livestock disaster…
Zero Water Allocation for State’s Top-Producing County
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau It was an expected announcement, but now it is official. Zero water allocations for south of Delta, Central valley project agricultural water service contractors….
CFBF Responds to No Water Allocations
Sabrina Hill The California Farm Bureau is responding to the announcement by the Federal Central Valley Project that it will deliver no water to most of its farm customers. Sabrina…
USDA and Special OPS Agree on More Military Family Support
USDA will develop programs to increase support for military special operations personnel and their families. Rod Bain has the story. USDA and Special OPS agree on more military family support…
Benifits of New Healthcare Law to Rural Residents
As the number of people signing up for healthcare insurance increases, the benefits are already being seen, according to USDA’s top official. Here is Susan Carter. Benifits of new healthcare…
Water Crisis Results from Years of Inaction
…Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm…
USDA Video: This Week @ USDA February 21
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.usda.gov/oce/…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau Fresno County Farm Bureau has issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of the non-existent federal surface water supplies for Fresno County…
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
FRESNO, CA – Today the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an initial zero water allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors. This comes as no surprise due…
Low Prices Not Necessarily Cause for Ag Sector Pessimism
Prices may be weaker, but one expert says that’s not the full measure of the health of the farm economy. Low Prices Not Necessarily Cause for Pessimism…
Farm Income to Fall This Year
Farm income will drop considerably this year, if current projections hold up. USDA’s Gary Crawfod reports with comments from Kevin Patrick to USDA’s Outlook Forum. Farm Income to Fall This…
2012 Preliminary Census of Agriculture Released
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Agriculture Statistics Service released the 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results. Sabrina Hill has some key numbers for California. Preliminary Census of Agriculture California…