…In the first episode of this season, catch up with Western Growers Dennis Donohue, Center for Innovation & Technology Director, and meet Jeana Cadby, Environment and Climate Director, as they…
Hits to Incentive Programs Expected in the Wake of Budget Deficit
…cutbacks in incentive programs that provide farmers with financial assistance to comply with regulations. Roger Isom, President and CEO of the Western Agricultural Producers Association, said that California farmers face…
RAPP a 2023 ‘Success’
…United States diversify away from dependence on a handful of large markets and is a way to spread out risk against global market shocks, which Kuehl agrees is needed. “It’s…
Expert Says Ag Trade Needs Improvement
…anytime you’re talking about ag policy in the United States, trade has to be one of those topics,” he said. Kuehl said the good news on the trade front was…
Clean Truck Check Deadline Quickly Approaching
…Western United Dairies, Paul Sousa explained that individuals will not be able to register their trucks if they do not pass the clean truck test. Phase 3 of the program…
USDA Seeks Public Input on Foreign Investment in U.S. Agriculture
…being proposed to refine the process of reporting foreign ownership of agricultural land in the United States. The initiative, led by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), centers on enhancing the…
WIC Program at Risk
…especially troubling because WIC serves nearly 40 percent of all infants in the United States,” she said. “We’ve seen that it drives down healthcare costs and increases preventative care. Studies…
Food Insecurity in U.S. Households with Older Adults
…United States through an annual nationwide survey. In 2022, 11.4 percent of households with an adult aged 65 and older living alone were food insecure, statistically significantly higher than the…
Equipment Replacement Incentives Are Working
…the event was the President/CEO of the Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA), Roger Isom. WAPA has been a major proponent of equipment replacement incentives, citing the critical nature of initiatives…
Increasing Market Opportunities for California Pistachios
…have also been expanding in the Middle East and Africa. United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey stand out as key contributors to this growth. Turkey, both a producer and…
“True Cost” of Food Discussed at COP28
…to be contending with when we confront food,” she said. In-depth studies and a report by the United Nations’s Food and Agriculture Organizations and the Food System Economics Commission found…
U.S. Farmers at COP28
…during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, to express agriculture’s important role in climate mitigation efforts. “We’ll have a number of opportunities both through our direct involvement…
National Christmas Tree Now on Display
…performances by the United States Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band. In partnership with NPF, CBS will broadcast the 2023 ceremony on Friday, December 15 (8 p.m. EST/PST) on the CBS…
Jury Rules that Egg Producers Conspired to Fix Prices
…price of eggs and egg products during the 2000s. “We are incredibly pleased that the jury held egg producers Cal-Maine Foods and Rose Acre Farms accountable alongside United Egg Producers…