The House Agriculture Committee held seven Farm Bill listening sessions this year with the goal of hearing what farmers and commodity groups are looking for in the next Farm Bill….
Secretary Perdue on Confirmation of Greg Ibach Key USDA Post
…customers: the farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers of America. I look forward to working with Greg and urge the Senate to continue to act on other nominees who are awaiting…
Developing the Next Generation of California Farmers
…over 250 training projects for new farmers since the BFRDP was established. As many of the nation’s farmers and ranchers continue to retire or reduce workloads because of their age,…
Farm Bankruptcy Relief Bill Sent to Trump
Legislation that would make it easier for family farmers to reorganize debts when facing bankruptcy received final approval this week, sending the measure to the president’s desk for signature. The…
Midwest Senators Introduce Farm Safety Net Fix
A bipartisan bill introduced this week seeks to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County Level program, which helps farmers when commodity prices fall to damaging levels. Introduced by North…
NCGA Offers Reminder on Dicamba Label Changes
The National Corn Growers Association is urging farmers to be aware of the label changes for dicamba herbicides next year. NCGA says farmers interested in using dicamba as part of…
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Lists Farm Bill Priorities
…noted the “challenging price environment” farmers are dealing with in explaining the need for a timely farm bill. The council’s framework outlines eight general principles to be included in the…
Food Evolution Explores GMO Concerns
…movie is available on Hulu as well as iTunes. Folta described the role that farmers and ranchers play in spreading awareness and highlighting the necessity of technologies like GMO’s to…
Register for the Latino Farmer Conference
…with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service are collaborating to present the statewide sustainable agriculture conference for Spanish speaking farmers. The event opens for check-in at 7 a.m. with breakfast…
USDA Offers Help to California Agriculture
…landowners to assess damages and discuss technical and financial assistance. USDA says the Farm Service agency can help farmers and ranchers with a range of disaster assistance including compensation for…
Agri View: Suicide Rate for Farmers
Everett Griner talks about the suicide rate and some of the causes of suicide among farmers in today’s Agri View. Suicide Rate for Farmers…
Wildfire Recovery Resources Listed on CDFA Web Page
…Department (EDD) for individual assistance to those who have lost their jobs during the fires, in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sonoma, and Yuba counties. This is federal assistance…
Farmers in Wildfire Zones Assess Impact
By Kevin Hecteman As firefighters worked to gain ground on wildfires ravaging several Northern California counties, farmers and ranchers began, as one put it, “to take inventory and figure out…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…Public workshops will be scheduled once the fires are contained. FSA can help farmers and ranchers with a range of disaster assistance including compensation for livestock death and feed losses,…