A long, complicated recovery faces farmers, ranchers and other rural residents who suffered losses in damaging late-summer wildfires that scorched large swaths of land. County Farm Bureaus and other organizations…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…This sales and use tax relief on most farm inputs helps farmers and ranchers be more competitive with producers in other states, because farmers in 38 other states pay no…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
With fewer acres planted as a result of the drought, many observers assumed more farm employees would be looking to do other farm-related work, but farmers throughout the state continue…
The Western View: California Grown
…farmers rushed to correct the misinformation, and they’ve done a good job. One of the best is farmfacts.org, which not only has a very informative website but also, has been…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…West’s Sabrina Hill spoke with Vilsack about the extension. Dairy Program Extension Vilsack full interview The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating farmers…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…the Senate’s Mandatory Price Reporting legislation does not make the program an essential government service, rendering the program vulnerable to future government shutdowns. Due to these differences, the legislation now…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
Krysta Harden Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that $2.5 million in grants is now available for projects to educate new and underserved farmers about more than 20 U.S….
California’s FREP/WPHA Conference Comes to Seaside November 5-6, 2015
…see the approved CEUs, please visit the conference website: http://cdfa.ca.gov/go/FREP. For more information about the 2015 conference or the CDFA’s FREP, please contact program staff at frep@cdfa.ca.gov or (916) 900-5022….
CDFA Seeks Public Comments on New Program Priorities of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…program priorities.) All interested parties may submit comments to grants@cdfa.ca.gov beginning September 18, 2015 at 5 p.m. until October 2, 2015 at 5 p.m. (Comments from specialty crop stakeholders are…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…Foods USA processes potatoes from family farmers throughout North America. Bayer CropScience is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. A…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $2.7 Million for Conservation Innovations
…work to demonstrate and develop systems for irrigation management and scheduling, and will work with farmers to better track nitrogen inputs in their fields. The University of California Regents will…
CDFA Seeks Public Comments On New Program Priorities
…program priorities.) All interested parties may submit comments to grants@cdfa.ca.gov beginning September 18, 2015 at 5 p.m. until October 2, 2015 at 5 p.m. (Comments from specialty crop stakeholders are…
“It’s All in the Sauce” Contest at the 7th Annual Testicle Festival
…their favorite sauce. The Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau 7 th Annual“Testicle Festival” will be held this Saturday, September 26th , 3 p.m….
USDA Video: Improving Poultry Farming Science
A USDA researcher is working to improve the science of poultry farming. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.ars.usda.gov…