…National Climate Task Force meeting. “With CRP, the United States has one of the world’s most successful voluntary conservation programs. We need to invest in CRP and let it do…
Ag Industry to Streamline Development of Harvest Automation Technology
An effort led by Western Growers (WG) looks to speed up the development and implementation of harvest automation technology. The Global Harvest Automation Initiative (GHAI) has set a goal of…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
…regions of the world have reported strong numbers, with shipments to China/Hong Kong up 59% year to date (YTD), South Korea up 45% YTD, India up 51% YTD, and Western…
Ag Byproducts Proving to Be Immensely Popular As Dairy Feed
…156 dairies who were still in business,” said Heguy. “Of the folks who responded just under 89 percent reported that they did indeed feed byproducts.” Approximately 130 dairies that responded…
Prop 65 Preliminary Injunction ‘A Big Victory’ for Business Community
…So, they can’t move forward with requiring the Prop 65 statements on food that may have acrylamide,” said Roger Isom, President, and CEO of the Western Agricultural Processors Association. “We’re…
New Conservation Frameworks to Better Protect Rangelands
…conservation frameworks are meant to address threats such as exotic annual grass invasion and land-use conversion. Over a million acres a year of rangelands in the western United States are…
Global Beef Industry Has Potential to Reduce Emission Levels by Half
A recent study shows that the global beef industry has the potential to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by up to 50 percent. The United States and Brazil appear…
Produce Working Group Seeks Food Box Program Adjustments
…Program. More than 100 individuals and companies comprise the working group, including the California Farm Bureau Federation and Western Growers. United Fresh had brought together industry stakeholders back in November…
Week in Review: CFAP 2 Reopens and SCOTUS Hears California Union Access Dispute
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened the signup period for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2. The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard opening arguments about a…
Almond Update: New California Pollinator Coalition Launches
…Over 20 other associations and groups have already joined the coalition including the California Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers, California Citrus Mutual and others. Listen to Lewis’s full comment during…
Western Growers Continues Support for Center for Produce Safety
Western Growers is helping to further the efforts of the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) by donating $1 million as part of the current fundraising campaign. CPS quietly began the…
Warning About Invasive and Destructive Pests
…Pam Carter from Pixabay The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. And, it needs everyone’s help fighting against invasive pests…
Ag Groups Largely Support $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
…neglect have rendered our federal water projects unable to meet the human and environmental needs of the West,” Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia said in a press release….
Supreme Court to Decide Union Access Rules for California Farms
The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard opening arguments about a case involving union access on California farms. At issue is California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act that was…