Urging the state water board to reject a proposal to redirect flows in three Central California rivers, a coalition of more than 50 agricultural, water and business organizations encouraged the…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov….
Almond Update: Curtis Retiring, Recounts Greatest Accomplishments
…a plan to help manage navel orangeworm (NOW). Curtis The work the Almond Board of California and it’s partners have done on NOW is one of Curtis’s proudest achievements, along…
Trade Assistance Details Still Being Worked Out
…However, the specifics of the plan will still be subject to a federal rulemaking process. The three-part plan will aid farmers through programs that are focused on payments, purchases, and…
Not All Reactions to Trade Assistance Are Positive
The President’s plan to aid farmers in the midst of the trade war is not sitting well with several groups, including a number of Republicans in Congress. Senator Ron Johnson…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…with the administration to ensure free trade for all consumers across the globe.” U.S. Wheat Associates Wheat Organizations Continue to Support an End to Trade War as Administration Offers Help…
Tariff Assistance Package to Bring Relief to Farmers Suffering from Trade Disputes
…the components of the plan includes a market facilitation program. “That’s going to provide payments directly to producers of soybeans, sorghum, corn, wheat, cotton, dairy, and hogs,” said USDA Chief…
Survey Shows US Chicken Consumption Remains Strong
…choose chicken over other types of meat. While more than half of chicken consumers said they never choose plant-based proteins over chicken, those that do see plant-based proteins as a…
California Water Board Central Valley Plan Bad for Farmers/Consumers
…appointees placed in their jobs by Governor Brown. The plan was formulated by environmentalists to bring back Salmon migration. The science behind their plan is murky at best. It may…
Water Works: Distressing News for San Joaquin River Water Users
…current plan. The finalized draft of the plan calls for 40 percent of unimpaired flows in the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, which would have a sizable impact on…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…a farmer who serves as chairman of the AFBF Trade Advisory Committee, acknowledged that foreign barriers to trade are sometimes steep. The Boening family raises watermelons, feed grains, wheat, cotton…
EPA 2019 RFS Proposal Missing Opportunity to Set Things Right
…reallocate projected small refiner exemptions; • Address the court-ordered remand and include a plan for restoring the 500 million gallons missing from the 2016 RVO; • Establish RVP parity for…
Fighting to Remain Competitive Despite Increasing Power Rates in California
…and Growers Association (CCGGA), Roger Isom. “There’s going to have to be safety upgrades, controls put in place, who’s going to bear the brunt of that? Again, ratepayers.” AB 33…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…wastewater treatment plant, nearly doubling its capacity. This will help the city recruit more industry. The plant serves the residents of Erin and Tennessee Ridge as well as businesses in…