…the Senate’s Mandatory Price Reporting legislation does not make the program an essential government service, rendering the program vulnerable to future government shutdowns. Due to these differences, the legislation now…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
…dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has progressively implemented each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers;…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…three times the permit fee, whichever is higher. Fines for subsequent violations could go as high as $15,000. “I understand that a single event triggered this legislation,” Gamper said. “The…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…by a deeper drought, followed by a comprehensive package of water-related legislation, followed by California voters decisively passing a $7.12 billion bond measure that includes $2.7 billion set aside for…
Commentary: Farm Bureau Focuses on Key Bills in State Legislature
…impacts on California family farmers and ranchers. Help us defeat harmful legislation, and support legislation that is good for business and agriculture, by weighing in when needed. Register for real-time…
Senate Water Bill Introduction is Welcomed News for Multiple Water Agencies
…The immediate task is to pass Senate legislation so that work can begin to craft a compromise with the House-passed legislation. Our farms and communities have suffered more under these…
Statement of Westlands Water District on the Introduction of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015
…State Water Project under federal law. The introduction of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 is an important step in the enactment of legislation to provide much-needed relief…
NCBA: Stabenow’s Solution Guarantees Trade War with Canada and Mexico
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says Senator Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced legislation today that fails to fix mandatory Country-of-Origin labeling, driving the United States even closer to the forthcoming trade war…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
…Bureau applauds Representatives Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) for introducing this legislation, as well as House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.),…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk…
Senate Finance Committee Introduces Tax Bill to Help Agriculture and Other Small Businesses
The Senate Finance Committee responded to the concerns of farmers and ranchers across America as it put forward a bill today to extend important tax provisions through 2016. The legislation…
Westlands Statement on Passage of H.R. 2898
…legislation by the House of Representatives was the result of many Members and their staff. Indeed, the entire Central Valley delegation worked together on this common sense legislation. Through the…
Farm Bureau Welcomes Passage of House Water Legislation
Passage of water legislation in the House of Representatives today provides an important building block for improving the California water system, according to the president of the California Farm Bureau…
Available Funding and Changes to USDA’s Biorefinery and Biobased Product Program
…critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets…