Sometimes it takes something big like the COVID-19 pandemic to appreciate some of the things we do have, including a stable U.S. food supply. If it wasn’t for our farmers…
Increased H-2A Flexibility to Ensure Food Production Continues
…augment certain H-2A requirements to help American ag employers mitigate disruption to agricultural employment and avoid any interruption in the food supply chain. “This Administration has determined that continued agricultural…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…crisis, but there are mounting challenges threatening their ability to keep putting food on Americans’ tables. “The lost food service and restaurant market due to the COVID-19 shutdown hit America’s…
HLB Quarantine Regulation Change to Further Protect California Citrus
…spread of the huanglongbing (HLB) disease. In 2018, the California Department of Food and Agriculture implemented a bulk regional quarantine plan that included seven zones. Zones 2,3,4,5 and 7 were…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-14-20
…up after its “ideal” bloom, how farmers could directly work with food banks to meet the supply needs under AFBF and Feeding America’s newest proposal, and learn why the water…
Struggling Producers Ready to Meet Increased Food Bank Needs
…Farm Bureau Federation and Feeding America, “Food banks are under tremendous pressure to meet the skyrocketing demand. Press reports underscore the massive surge in need, with some food banks seeing…
California Rice Salmon Pilot Project Making Steady Progress
…entered its second year and is making steady progress in data collection. The $1.4 million project is aimed at improving salmon populations through providing a healthy habitat and food source…
UC ANR extends information to more Californians online while social distancing
…https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/consumers/food-safety-home/home-food-preservation/uc-master-food-preserver-food-safety-training and will be demonstrating food preservation techniques via YouTube like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoymcsLWlg. To help Californians support local farmers, the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program created the UC…
Lawmakers Propose “California Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Package”
…placing themselves at risk, to feed our families and keep our food supply intact during this challenging time.” The California Farmworker COVID-19 Relief Package compiled of five bills is said…
USDA Working to Mitigate the Cost of Milk Dumping
…the International Dairy Foods Association that we sent to the department earlier this week.” Shelter in place orders throughout the country in response to COVID-19 have taken a monumental toll…
Dairy Struggles with Extreme Shift in the Market
…moving quickly off of retail shelves, other dairy products are being left behind amidst the effective shutdown of the food service industry and educational institutions. “The problem for the dairy…
Still Time to Apply for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is still accepting applications for dairy methane reduction programs after having extended the initial deadline by 30 days. In light of the…
AFBF Details How Stimulus Funding Can Best Serve Producers
…AFBF proposes that USDA should begin purchasing dairy, beef, pork, and poultry products to be distributed in food and nutrition programs. Other suggestions include creating a voucher program through the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-08-20
…soil health. We discuss the role of soil carbon in natural climate solutions and talk about the importance of agriculturists communicating with consumers about the food and farming industry. Tune…