…farmers markets, the farmers and ranchers who make them possible and the communities that host them. “National Farmers Market Week is a great opportunity for farmers markets across the country…
GMO Labeling Bill Moves Forward
…initiatives that make people wrongly fear the food they eat. Such regulations generally ignore science and undermine the public’s understanding of the food farmers and ranchers produce. H.R. 1599 restores…
Wild Horses Causing Problems for CA Ranchers
On top of other major issues like the drought, some California cattle ranchers are dealing with serious problems caused by wild horses. Sabrina Hill has more. Horses Causing Problems…
New Ways to Help Meet Nutrition Needs of Low-Income, Homebound Seniors and People with Disabilities
…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 for rural-made products; and investing…
Record Number of Farmers and Ranchers Certified Under 2014 Farm Bill Conservation Compliance
…taxpayer. Since enactment, USDA has implemented many provisions of this critical legislation, providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical…
President Obama’s Designation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
…actions necessary to protect the resources identified in the monument proclamation. The plan will be developed with public involvement including tribal, state and local governments, ranchers, permit holders and other…
KCFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers to host Farmers Market July 11, 2015
Kern County Farm Bureau is happy to announce their Young Farmers and Ranchers (“YF&R”) Farmer’s Market scheduled for Saturday, J uly 11. YF&R, a group compiled of around thirty young…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
…this 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…
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives
…Crop Assistance Program also provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who produce new sources of energy biomass by growing eligible crops on contract acres within approved BCAP project areas….
American Farm Bureau, Agriculture and Industry Groups Ask Court to Ditch EPA’s Unlawful Water Rule
…Corps first proposed the rule in March 2014, promising clarity and certainty to farmers, ranchers, builders and other affected businesses and landowners. “Instead we have a final rule that exceeds…
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…needed to support ranchers and other meat processors. By investing in projects at the local level, this Administration is encouraging growth in this sector and creating new opportunities for families…
Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program to Begin July 1
…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…
New Support for Producers Affected by Drought
…is announcing that $13.7 million is available to California producers and ranchers through NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and approximately $6 million remains available to drought-stricken communities through Rural…
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…on working landscapes, providing benefits to farmers and ranchers who enroll in the program, as well as benefits to the local and rural communities where the wetlands exist. Proposals must…