An agreement was reached between the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and product manufacturers prohibiting chlorpyrifos sales in California beginning in 2020. The agreement will allow farmers to continue using…
FMMO Puts Quota System in the Spotlight
The implementation of the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) has put a spotlight on California’s dairy quota system. The milk checks that producers are receiving now under the FMMO have…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-10-19
…for livestock and poultry farmers and how the Almond Board of California is helping growers meet their sustainability goals. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
FACT Grants Available for Livestock and Poultry Farmers
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is now accepting applications for three different types of grants that are available for livestock and poultry farmers. FACT awards competitive grants to independent family farmers…
Bailey Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…matters impacting beginning farmers and ranchers, including access to land and capital, recruitment and retention of farmers and ranchers, and more,” Perdue wrote in Bailey’s appointment letter. “Your role is…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
…and state, depends on agriculture. California’s farmers and ranchers are amazingly productive, as well as the caretakers of over 24.5 million acres in the state.” Fresno County was routinely the…
The Reality of the Beef Checkoff
…on the continuation of the program – which was passed by 79% of farmers and ranchers. The Beef Checkoff as we know it came life in 1988. Copies of both…
California Sued for Violating Constitution with Proposition 12
…dictate farming practices across the nation. California’s overreach creates an unworkable patchwork of differing state regulations that will make it impossible for the supply chain, from small farmers to your…
California Receives Nearly $28 Million for Dairy Margin Coverage
…Wisconsin has the largest number of farmers signed up for the program. According to an analysis from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), dairy farmers would have only received a…
President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Ag Groups Respond
…more than 10 percent of total annual U.S. wheat exports, generally benefiting all U.S. wheat farmers and specifically farmers from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern and Central Plains states….
USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…that more dairy farmers will be able to survive with this 2018 Farm Bill and its risk mitigation measures, like the Dairy Margin Coverage program.” The DMC program offers reasonably…
USDA Announces Support for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…veteran farmers and ranchers. This funding is available through the USDA’s Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known as the…
Producers Discouraged by Sec. Perdue’s Sentiment Toward Small Farms
…Dairy Expo in Wisconsin Perdue noted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does what it can to assist farmers but there is no way to assure the success of…
Highlighting the Value of Pistachios Through Community Engagement
Miss California Eileen Kim taking pictures with the public while promoting pistachios Pistachio Macaroons Participating in community events such as farmers’ markets offer an opportunity to engage with consumers on…