…progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…with the hardships it has caused, including: Designated 57 counties as disaster areas, making farmers and ranchers eligible for emergency loans. Targeted $25 million from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program…
Innovation Allows Livestock Producers and Rice Farmers to Solve Each Other’s Problems
UC Cooperative Extension advisor Glenn Nader believes two problems could add up to one win-win solution. The California drought has ranchers desperate for inexpensive livestock feed. Air quality protection regulations…
YSFB to Host Ag Crime Prevention Meeting
…of farm equipment, chemicals, livestock, and crops highlight the need for YSFB’s efforts to bring together local law enforcement and current technology available for farmers and ranchers to reduce their…
Agriculture Recognized by Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…management decisions and conservation practices of farmers and ranchers also enhance environmental quality, provide recreational opportunities and offer social benefits.” CDFA recognizes there are many farmers and ranchers doing a…
USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced continued progress in implementing provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill that provide new risk management options for farmers and ranchers. These improvements to crop…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…in savings for the taxpayer. 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…
CHP Ag Vehicle Inspections for Yuba-Sutter Farmers and Ranchers
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Members On Thursday, July 3rd, a no-tickets, no-fines inspection for Yuba-Sutter farmers and ranchers by California Highway Patrol and the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau will be held. This…
USDA and USTR Name New Members to Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees
…jointly manage the committees. “A primary objective of President Obama’s trade agenda is to unlock economic opportunity for American farmers and ranchers,” said Froman. “As we fight to open markets…
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…opportunities for farmers and ranchers at its meeting on Tuesday, July 1st in Sacramento. This meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the California Department of…
Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal
…The California Farm Bureau is asking farmers and ranchers to express how the clarification on the Clean Water Act will affect their operations. Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive Director Norm…
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
County farm bureaus around the state are getting the word out to farmers and ranchers about how the redefinition of the Clean Water Act will affect work. AgNet West’s Taylor…
USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…ranchers. Harden also unveiled www.usda.gov/newfarmers, a new website that will provide a centralized, one-stop resource where beginning farmers and ranchers can explore the variety of USDA initiatives designed to help…
CA Beef Producers on Chipotle’s Plans to Import Beef
…and irresponsible declaration that the Australian meat is somehow more responsibly raised than meat produced in the United States. Two California ranchers – organic beef producer Darrell Wood and conventional…