…by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides disaster relief to livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish producers not covered by other agricultural disaster assistance programs. Eligible losses may include excessive heat or…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…fact, California passed a law last year mandated the development of sustainable groundwater management plans, and yet it has proposed to implement a plan which it recognizes will have “significant…
Gov. Brown Directs First-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions
…by large agriculture water districts and requires small agriculture water districts to develop similar plans. These plans will help ensure that agricultural communities are prepared in case the drought extends…
Onion E.coli Trial Fails to Show Bacteria
The Food Modernization Safety Act is seeking to make fresh produce safer, and an ongoing trial in Oregon involving onions was a prime place to start researching. E.coli Trial Findings…
California Prospective Plantings for 2015
…planted in 2014. Nevada wheat producers have seeded 10.0 thousand acres to Winter wheat, a decrease of 33 percent, and plan to seed 5,000 acres of Spring wheat, a decrease…
Administrator Dolcini Comments on USDA’s ARC/PLC Extension
Dolcini Val Dolcini, administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) commented today updating USDA plans to extend the deadline for election of the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss…
Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…a drought state of emergency and the administration finalized a comprehensive Water Action Plan that charts the course for California to become more resilient in the face of droughts and…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…2015, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The final day to update yield history or…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
…Center in Tijuana. Invited speakers include representatives from the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture (SAGARPA), the National Service for Agro-Alimentary Public Health and Safety (SENASICA), and the Baja California Secretariat of…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
“State-led mandatory food labeling initiatives mislead consumers about the safety of GM foods, even though there is no credible evidence linking a food-safety or health risk to the consumption of…
Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…The package accelerates $128 million in expenditures from the Governor’s budget to provide direct assistance to workers and communities impacted by drought and to implement the Water Action Plan. It…
Western View: Estate Tax Planning
Photo by luxomedia Take time to make sure you’ve covered all the bases with your estate tax planning. Estate taxes It’s tax time, and when you’re done writing that check…
Biodigester Bringing Sustainability Full Circle
…heat from Calgren to provide the heat it needs to keep the tank at 101 degrees and requires little else to run the system. The farm that produces the manure…
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…resources to other critical programs. View the full list of funded Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Programs suggestions in the FY 2015 funding plan here. Funded Plant…