…in funding to promote agricultural education and leadership activities for students. Since the CalAgPlate program was first established, it was provided more than $1.4 million in funding support for agricultural…
Conservation Challenges Highlighted in Subcommittee Hearing
Several conservation challenges were highlighted during a House Agricultural Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Testimony centered around the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and how conditions of COVID-19 have been…
Friant-Kern Canal Repair Bill – SB 559 – Vetoed by Governor Newsom
…last year’s legislative deadline. Supporters were hopeful that SB 559 would have better success this year. The legislation was supported by a diverse group of stakeholders including several agricultural organizations….
Farm Groups Encourage Continued WTO Membership
A large group of agricultural organizations is encouraging the U.S. to remain members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a letter to U.S. trade officials and congressional leaders, the…
The Western View: Honors to A Farmer With A World-Changing Invention
…Frank began inventing at age 13. In the mid-20th century, Mr. Zybach transformed agricultural production worldwide. He created Center-pivot irrigation. It’s a method of crop irrigation in which equipment rotates…
California Production Costs Making Other States More Attractive for Growers
…other areas of the country. President and CEO of both the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association and the Western Agricultural Processors Association, Roger Isom explained that California’s regulatory atmosphere…
OpenET Project Seeks to Transform Water Management in the West
…Office. “The project has taken a user-driven design approach from the very beginning. The system and application have been developed with input from over a hundred agricultural producers and water…
Gasoline-Powered Vehicle Sales to End by 2035 Under Executive Order
…feasible. The California Air Resources Board will be in charge of carrying out the executive order. The order issued on September 23 is already generating significant concern within the agricultural…
Agriculture Seeks Federal Support for Coronavirus Worker Protection
A group of agricultural organizations from across the U.S. are seeking federal support to enhance worker protection in regard to COVID-19. More than 160 industry groups sent a letter detailing…
Wine Industry Calling for Extension of Disaster Relief Due to Wildfires
Several agricultural groups are seeking additional disaster relief in light of the damage caused to the wine industry from various wildfires burning throughout the West. Wine groups from California, Washington,…
Week in Review: CFAP 2 Signups Underway, Growers Work Through Smoke Challenges
…of smoke coming from the wildfires. Researchers are looking to get a better understanding of Huanglongbing issues through an organic survey. All of the top agricultural news can be found…
Winners Announced for WRCCA Awards and Scholarships
…to highlight industry members’ contributions to the agricultural community and help prepare the next generation of industry members for success. The Certified Crop Adviser of the Year was announced, along…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…residues in a no-till agricultural field. Burgess said the fashion and textile industry is organizing itself to align with the 1.5-degree pathway, a target set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
The Western View: Of Course The Climate Is Changing, It Always Does
…Is Changing, It Always Does About the Author Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s….