…financial and technical assistance to a new organic management standard and partner with new organic technical experts to increase staff capacity and expertise. NRCS will dedicate $70 million to assist…
Farmers and Ranchers Receive $12 Million for Conservation on Grazing Lands
…the effort. Funding provided through USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will expand access to technical assistance and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. Grant awards are…
AgNet Weekly: ASTA Farm Bill Recommendations
Research and innovation, fairness to farmers when it comes to conservation programs. Those are just some of the recommendations the American Seed Trade Association has for the 2023 Farm Bill….
Growers Encouraged to Prepare for Updated ESA Workplan Impacts
…submitted a response to EPA’s call for public comment on the effort. The organizations highlighted EPA’s plan to post application instructions online as being a concern, as not all farmers…
Disappointment in Biden Veto of WOTUS Resolution
…press release. “America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners have made it clear this WOTUS definition is overly burdensome and unworkable, only exacerbating the regulatory uncertainty rural communities currently face. By vetoing…
Reforms to Federal Milk Pricing Sought by Industry Groups
…on all segments of the industry, including dairy farmers, handlers, consumers and small businesses. The proposals submitted by IDFA and WCMA lack this vital information.” Industry groups had been convening…
Federal Disaster Declaration to Aid Recovery Efforts in California
…of Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare, and Tuolumne have been included in the declaration. According to the White House, “assistance can include grants for temporary housing and…
Dairy Farm Innovations Yield Environmental Benefits
…Technology is also helping dairy farmers better understand how to manage some of the cost drivers around dairy more efficiently. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here….
VofV: Ian LeMay, President of the California Fresh Fruit Association, on how Agtech Bolsters Ag Labor
…produce agriculture to reach a bright and exciting future. LeMay shares his thoughts about the two biggest challenges that fresh fruit farmers in California face: labor and water. “Transition is…
Biden Encouraged to Follow Congressional Approval of WOTUS Repeal
…will lead to more uncertainty for America’s farmers and ranchers,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a press release. “Farmers and ranchers are committed to protecting the…
USDA Announces Additional Help for Distressed Farmers
…22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022. The IRA directed USDA to expedite assistance…
Senate Passes Congressional Review of WOTUS, Biden Expected to Veto
…a news release. “I’m proud to lead my colleagues in standing up for farmers and ranchers, landowners and builders, and energy and infrastructure workers across the United States. I urge…
Almond Update: ALP Golf Tournament Supporting FFA Coming Up in May
…the California Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation. Vance Millwee, Plant Manager with Treehouse California Almonds and co-planner of the event, said it will be similar to previous events. However,…
Substantial Increase for Central Valley Project Water Allocations
…Water District interim general manager Jose Gutierrez. “For farmers and our Westside communities who have dealt with drought, and a 0% allocation these past two years, being in a position…