…$50 million in one-time funding from the General Fund to further CDFA’s implementation of the HSP. CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation will be accepting public feedback on the…
New Directors of Almond Board of California Begin Their Terms
…board has five new alternates: Brandon Rebeiro, an independent grower from Gold Leaf Farming in Modesto. Chris Bettencourt, an independent grower from Westley. Kent Stenderup, a co-op grower from Stenderup…
Research Grants Available from Organic Farming Research Foundation
The 2021 Research Grant cycle from the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) is officially underway. OFRF will be accepting Letters of Intent through Friday, August 20 as the first part…
Industry Groups Urge Congressional Support for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…CEO of NCFC, Chuck Conner said in a press release. “Increasing conservation funding for climate-friendly farming practices is essential to giving them the tools they need to do that and…
Secretary Vilsack Talks Drought, Trade, and Labor at Fresno County Farm
…the event. Secretary Vilsack stated that “the time has come for the Farmworker Modernization Act to pass”. He referenced the need to provide stability not only for farming operations but…
Nearly $17 Million Being Made Available Through USDA’s 2501 Program
…can use the funding support for education, training, farming demonstrations, and conferences on farming and agribusiness. The grant funding is also used to help increase access to USDA’s programs and…
Almond Update: Almond Journey Podcast Details Grower’s Experience with Dust Reduction
…Properties in Kern County. As a fourth-generation farmer, his family has been farming in the area for nearly 100 years. Having switched from cotton to growing more than 2,000 acres…
Wildfire Insurance Legislation Signed by Governor Newsom
…sponsored by the California Farm Bureau Federation and received bipartisan support. The California FAIR Plan will now cover farming residences, barns, crop storage units, structures that hold farm equipment, and…
Cost of Regulatory Compliance More Than Triples in Six-Year Period
…farming operations. One particular aspect of the study produced results that were contrary to previous findings. Small farms were no longer the most negatively impacted by increasing regulations. “Some of…
Potential For Year-Round H-2A Access on The Horizon
…workforce,” Newhouse said in a press release. “Unfortunately, the H-2A program does not work for all of agriculture. As farming methods have become less seasonal or able to produce multiple…
Executive Order Addresses Right to Repair and Market Competition
…opportunities for small businesses. The order will make it easier and more affordable for producers to repair farming equipment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will also be required to…
CDFA Continues Work to Help Strengthen Food Safety Efforts
…with our landscape and our neighbors and their farming practices or ranching practices to better understand how we can identify potential risk and mitigate it. It’s very important work. We’re…
Biden to Address Meat Industry Concerns with Executive Order
…to work on their own farming equipment. The “Right to Repair” rules have been a contentious issue in recent years. Many farm equipment manufacturers prohibit producers from repairing equipment in-house….
Partnerships Sought for Restoring Wetland Ecosystems
…to protect wetland ecosystems on working lands.” Conservation partners will implement WREP projects that will help to protect, restore, and enhance high-priority wetlands on farming land. These efforts help to…