Like the rest of the state’s farmers, California’s cattle producers are having to make changes to cope with the drought. University of California advisors have some suggestions. Sabrina Hill reports….
California GOP Reps Unite on Water Bill
…the Valley, senior water rights holders and State Water Project contractors. My constituents are suffering from drought conditions severely exacerbated by erroneous federal regulations. Families and farmers alike are not…
AFBF President on House Passage of Farm Bill
…the Senate for timely passage of the bill, which will provide farmers and ranchers certainty for the coming year and allow the Agriculture Department to begin planning for implementation of…
ASTA 2014 Vegetable Seed Conference Offers Many Critical Updates
…driving increasing diversity in specialty crop seeds; Emerging issues facing the seed sector that farmers should be aware of; consumer impacts on seed science; Food Safety Modernization Act; Biotechnology and…
Lucas Praises House Passage of Farm Bill Conference Report
…the welfare reforms of 1996 while maintaining critical food assistance to families in need. Closes the “heat-and-eat” loophole that artificially increases benefit levels when states provide nominal LIHEAP assistance. Establishes…
AFBF on Obama’s State of the Union Address
…improve market access for farmers and ranchers in trade negotiations. The U.S. market is one of the most open in the world, yet our farmers and ranchers face high tariffs…
AgNeTVideo: CFBF Pres. Wenger-California Farmers Taking Their Rightful Place
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger speaks about farmers in California needing to take their rightful place in the political arena….
AFBF President Bob Stallman Urges Passage of Farm Bill
…pleased with provisions to provide risk management to fruit and vegetable farmers and to support livestock farmers during disasters. We now urge House members to bring it on home by…
U.S. Senate Rejects South Valley Water Fix
…in light of the dire circumstances facing our farmers and communities. Despite this setback, we will continue to offer solutions to relieve the water crisis, hoping that our senators will…
Final Version of Farm Bill Reflects CA Priorities
…said a conference committee report issued today removes a farm bill amendment that would have harmed California egg farmers and other farmers, and retains programs to benefit animal health, air…
House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill
…farmers to schools and other community-based organizations Supports beginning farmers and ranchers with training and access to capital Increases assistance for food banks Reduces regulatory barriers Invests in state-run pilot…
International Olive Shortage: Potential Boon for California Grower and Processor
…Coast Products – Olinda Brand. European farmers state that their 2013 olive crop yields fell more than 70 percent, especially for the queen size olives with market condition reports projecting…
California Water Reforms Presented at Farm Bill Conference Committee
…into the ocean, this is the last chance to make a difference for tens of thousands of Central Valley farmers and residents whose water supplies are running critically low. We…
CA Lawmakers Urge Reclamation to Maintain Rescheduled Water
In response to reports that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is considering halting rescheduled water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley farmers, Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congressmen Jim Costa, Kevin McCarthy,…