Contact: Michael Ardito, 415-972-3081; ardito.michael@epa.gov U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms as Sustainable Agricultural Champion Walnut Farm in Winters,Calif. Receives Environmental Award SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Meetings Planned for Discussion on Hispanic/Women Discrimination
USDA is Holding the meetings due to possible loan discrimination claims. Val Dolcini, State Executive Director USDA Farm Service Agency – California, is inviting community leaders to attend a meetingto…
Gov. Brown Vetoes Ag-Targeted Bills
…part of a political agenda, not a policy objective. The first, AB 2346 (Butler, D – Torrance) – the Heat Illness Bill – would have exposed farmers and farm labor…
Urge Governor Brown to Veto Heat Illness Bills
Grape and Tree Fruit League Urge Governor Brown to Veto Heat Illness Bills In a recent OnTarget Newsletter from the Fresno-based California Grape and Tree Fruit League, two labor-driven bills…
Drought Fuels Feed vs Fuel Debate as 156 in Congress Weigh-In
…moment in time anyway. Stay tuned. Please CLICK BELOW LINKS to view/read reports (in .pdf format). NPPC: Lawmakers Ask EPA for Waiver American Coalition for Ethanol Statement about EPA Waiver…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
AF36 is a strain of fungus/mold that does not produce toxic aflatoxin, and has been approved by the EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to be applied to…
FAACT Leadership Development Program
…several issue areas specific to agriculture, such as air quality, land use planning, water quality regulations and water supply development, immigration and agricultural labor issues, regulatory processes and the economic…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). In the first quarter of this year, there were 34 million page views at the ChooseMyPlate.gov website and over 700,000 registered users…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
…shaded cover is unsafe and/or impractical, they may implement alternative measures for providing shade. However, the alternative measures must provide the same measure of heat protection. High Heat Procedures The…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, as well as a call for the study to be peer reviewed. The presentations from the Environmental Justice representatives implored the State Water…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. Assembly Bill 2346, introduced by Betsy Butler (D-El Segundo) and Assembly Bill 1544, introduced by V. Manuel Perez (D-Coachella)…
