…nine million acres of crops, farmers use about 40 percent of California’s available water, compared with 10 percent used in cities. The remaining half is categorized as environmental water. Farmers…
USDA to Issue Disaster Assistance to Help Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new…
McCarthy Statement on California Water Restrictions
…but thanks to the most sophisticated water system in the country that captured and stored water during the wet years for use during the dry years, our communities and farmers…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
Adam Gray Our water future is at a critical Crossroads! By Assemblyman Adam Gray Arguments between local governments and individual farmers over the sale, transfer, and local usage of water…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk…
USDA Releases Prospective Plantings Report
Here’s a very quick review of Tuesday’s USDA Prospective Plantings report. Farmers were asked during the first two weeks of March for their planting intentions. Gary Crawford reports. USDA Releases…
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
…and to protect the nation’s critical wetlands and grasslands, home to diverse wildlife and plant species. Vilsack “USDA helps farmers, ranchers, private forest landowners and partners to achieve their conservation…
California Prospective Plantings for 2015
…a survey of more than 2,500 farmers in the region, conducted the first two weeks of March. The impact of weather and/or market conditions since the survey began is not…
Atwater FFA Has Banner Results MJC Agriculture Field Day
…five of those teams placing in the Top 5. The Atwater FFA Milk Quality and Dairy Foods placed 3rd overall and was led by Shoua Thao, Christina Aguilar, Daryl Dorsey,…
Agri View: Growing Problem
Everett Griner talks about a problem costing farmers millions in today’s Agri View. Growing Problem…
Crop Insurance Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
What are some ways USDA is helping beginning farmers and ranchers through its risk management offerings? Rob Bain reports. Crop Insurance Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers…
Conservation and the Waters of the U.S.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack details what’s called the Waters of the U.S. proposal and some concerns of farmers and ranchers. Conservation and the Waters of the U.S….
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
Farmers Have Until April 7 to Update Yields, Reallocate Base Acres, and Make Final Selections Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provided farm owners and producers one additional week, until April 7,…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
…Nursery, Scaroni Family Companies, Tanimura and Antle, and West Coast Tomato Growers. “California agriculture would not be what it is today without the hard work and dedication of our farmers…