…cutting back by 20 percent or more on what water would be available to deliver to farmers. We’re talking about a potential of 400,000 acre feet in lost water supplies…
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
…information about restricted use pesticides, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/restricted-use-products-rup-report For more information about pesticides and worker safety, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety For more information on FIFRA and its enforcement, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-federal-insecticide-fungicide-and-rodenticide-act…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
…in Israel. It was a lively discussion about how to work with farmers and policy maker to restore stream flows and river restoration. Throughout its history the emphasis has been…
Agri View: GMO Law
…eat them. This led consumer groups to call on the government to place GMO labels on products made using the bio-engineered ingredient. In 2014, legislators in Vermont adopted a law…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…challenges facing farmers here was almost identical to a list for California with the exception of BDS (boycott divestment sanctions). We heard about real world effects of BDS later in…
Climate Smart Israel
…Netafim, a pioneer in drip irrigation and water use efficiency solutions, was established in 1965 by farmers in the Negev desert by the Kibbutz Hatzerim. According to CEO Ran Maidan…
SWEEP Funding
…at www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/SWEEP for detailed information on eligibility and program requirements. To streamline and expedite the application process, CDFA is partnering with the State Water Resources Control Board, which hosts an…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
NMPF Endorses New Legislation Creating Tax Incentive for Investments in Biogas and Nutrient Recovery Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will help dairy farmers increase their investment in…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…state assembly and senate have sent a bill to Governor Brown’s desk that would add $5 million to Market Match. However, Governor Brown dropped similar spending for the produce program…
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…food hubs, community supported agriculture programs (CSAs), farm-to-table restaurants and farmers’ markets. To become more inclusive of rural businesses, this year we have removed the requirement that businesses be located…
Cage Free Egg
These days more consumers are making their voices heard about how they think farmers should produce crops and livestock. Cathy Isom looks into how consumer demand is changing the nation’s…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…practice for watershed protection and that can be replicated across the country. More information on the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program and grantees: https://www.epa.gov/hwp and http://www.usendowment.org/healthywatersheds.html Information about watersheds: https://www.epa.gov/hwp/healthy-watersheds-overview…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…Mooney said that well-negotiated trade agreements have the potential to increase export opportunities for America’s dairy farmers, but he warned that the terms of free trade agreements must be tenaciously…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…in this.” Current law requires any business entity – including farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners – to register with the federal government’s System for Award Management (SAM) and obtain a…