…state’s corn and wheat farmers. Freestyle Productions is a full-service event production company that produces dynamic videos, webcasts, events and more. Sunrise Agricultural Associates is global network of agricultural, legal…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $2.7 Million for Conservation Innovations
…through a separate nationwide CIG program that will benefit California projects as well. NRCS administers both programs to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative approaches and technologies on agricultural…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…burden that outweighs any benefits. Since December, when the last public comment was due, we have been awaiting U.S. Food and Drug Administration publication of final FSMA rules for processors…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…to pay for added costs to pump groundwater. Decisions have not yet been announced. Four years into the drought, Mark Biddlecomb, Ducks Unlimited Western regional director, said conditions for migrating…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…banks will receive broader and extended state income tax credit treatment with passage and signing of Farm Bureau co-sponsored Assembly Bill 515 (Eggman, D-Stockton). The California Association of Food Banks…
Sales from US Organic Farms up 72 Percent
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2014 Organic Survey, which show that 14,093 certified and exempt organic farms in the…
2015-2016 Blue Jacket Bonanza Program
…Farm Bureau at is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary membership California Corporation whose purpose is to protect and promote agricultural interests throughout Yuba and Sutter counties, by representing over 1,250 local…
California Milk Marketing Order Hearing Next Week
…proposals from interested parties, some that include certain milk pricing and pooling provisions not found in current Federal milk orders. Anne Alonzo, Administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, tells House…
Tulare County Farm Bureau Announces New Youth Leadership Class
…School Jonna Lemstra, Central Valley Christian Kyle Marks, El Diamante High School Kaitlyn McFarlan, Exeter Union High School Briana Medina, Tulare Western High School Ethan Murch, Lindsay High School Jackie…
The Western View: Wildfires
Stop extreme environmentalism to stop extreme wildfires! The Western View: Wildfires We are seeing the dark side of the environmental movement. Thanks in part to the policies enacted in the…
NCF Accepting Applications for Beef Industry Scholarship
…risk management to the beef industry,” said Tim Andriesen, CME Group Managing Director of Agricultural Commodities. “For more than 25 years, NCBA has been a key partner in advancing risk…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…seed industry itself. The celebration at the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence facility this week included numerous media from throughout France, along with a couple of agricultural media representatives from the United States whose…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…director of Pacific Egg and Poultry Association, said the current surge in egg prices has more to do with avian influenza, which has resulted in a loss of 35 million…
Navel Crop Estimated Large, Might Miss Target
The Cooperative Agricultural Support Services (CASS) 2015-16 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report released on September 11, 2015, forecasts the upcoming navel crop to be 86 million, 40-pound cartons. Eighty-three…