…retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View”…
Ag Order 4.0: Farm Impact Stories Needed
…of riparian buffer areas will have a sizable impact on the ability of producers to effectively farm their land. While the Agricultural Order for Discharges to Irrigated Lands 4.0, simply…
Reminder: New Nighttime Lighting Requirements Take Effect July 1
The updated parameters for nighttime lighting requirements established by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) are set to take effect on July 1. The ‘Outdoor Agricultural Operations…
Livestock Grazing Holds Potential Benefits in Organic Systems
…of livestock in cover cropping under difference conditions geographically, and management conditions.” The collaborative research effort will include partners such as The Organic Center, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, the University…
Great American Outdoors Act Facing Significant Opposition
…National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the American Sheep Industry Association and the Public Lands Council. Other signatories of the letter include the California Cattlemen’s Association, Association of National Grasslands, and California…
Klamath Basin Water Users Getting Moderate Relief
…water estimate for the Klamath Basin. The agricultural community came together for a show of support in late May, with approximately 2,000 people participating in a convoy of tractors and…
UC Conducts Survey of COVID-19 Prevention on Farms
…by the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. The survey is anonymous, should take less than 10 minutes to complete, and is available in English and Spanish…
Potential Cap-and-Trade Overhaul Would Be Costly for Agriculture
…you will and you’re not going out there and buying allowances,” said Roger Isom, President and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association. “The ability of allowances is to bring that…
The Western View: Cease-Fire Ahead in the Water Wars?
…equitable solution. Maybe something good will happen in this year of nasty surprises. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. About the…
Fictitious Pickup Details Show Criminals Getting Deceptive
…pickup to do so. Western Agricultural Processors Association CEO Roger Isom talked with us back in 2016 about the attractiveness of ag products, especially nuts, for this style of theft….
Meyer Receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
Deanne Meyer, UC Cooperative Extension livestock waste management specialist, is this year’s recipient of the Eric Bradford & Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award, given by the Agricultural Sustainability Institute…
Farm Credit Establishes Endowment Fund at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
…throughout California contributed funding for the endowment. The annual proceeds will be used to pay for data and other resources that will enable student projects dealing with agricultural finance and…
Growing Climate Solutions Act Promotes Farmer Engagement with Carbon Market
…program to be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide more efficiency and transparency to the process of carbon trading. Several agricultural industry groups including the American…
First CFAP Payments Issued by USDA
…related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Producers of agricultural products who have encountered additional market costs stemming from a decline in demand, surplus production, disruptions in shipping, or the orderly marketing…