…Partnership RCPP seeks to provide financial and technical assistance opportunities to rice producers to help improve the efficiency of irrigation water use and minimize water quality impacts in California’s Central…
Cruz Hold on Northey Continues
…needed now on a number of issues, including disaster recovery for our farmers in the aftermath of hurricanes, wildfire and drought.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
The Western View: Temperance Flattened?
…the drought issues in the future, and the money from the bonds, along with matching federal funds, were going to be used to build these dams. This water is important….
Conaway Warns of Crop Insurance Fight
…the farm bill and what his focus was on several topics including how the Senate would approach some of the same issues. “I am focused right now on getting it…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Scholarships Now Available
…offer scholarships to deserving students who are pursuing college degrees or careers in technical fields that are related to agriculture or food production or preparation. This financial award is based…
Equipment Groups Tackle Right to Repair
…the tools they need to perform maintenance and basic repairs on their equipment and to allow them to quickly identify more serious issues which require the assistance of a dealer….
Fish in the Fields May Reduce Methane Emissions
…of reducing methane emissions from rice production. The institute has been working on strategies to address environmental issues for over 30 years. Six years of research have shown that fallow…
Commerce Secretary Ross: NAFTA Talks Far from Over
…“very little has been done on the hard issues,” including automotive trade and agriculture. Ross says President Trump could still choose to withdrawal from the agreement, saying a final renegotiated…
Former AFBF Lobbyist Takes Syngenta Job
…legislative and administrative issues – from digital technology to the Farm Bill – Mary Kay will help us better serve farmers across the country.” Thatcher, a 31-year veteran of the…
State Ag Officials Set 2018 Policy Priorities
…agriculture departments called passing a unified farm bill, along with the successful modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement, top issues for 2018. The group also calls implementation of…
Agri View: California Farming a Different Business
…California farmers. Production costs are higher there, yes. There is a problem with air, and water quality, plus labor issues. But, everyone should understand that without California, crops like the…
Elderberry Project Evaluates Viability of California Production
…Program in collaboration with Cloverleaf Farm, UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, the UC Agriculture Issues Center, along with four Central Valley growers. The UC study is designed…
Secretary Perdue to Speak at World Meat Conference This Summer
…issues related to globalization and economics, as well as the evolving priorities of our customers and how the red meat industry can better meet the needs of the consumer of…
NAFTA Talks to Continue, Optimism Increasing
…round, while making progress on customs and food sanitation issues. However, two of the biggest issues, auto trade and a sunset clause, remain. Some speculate that the trade agreement renegotiation…