LandFlex opportunities available to farmers and ranchers will be expanding. The program offers incentives to producers to reduce demand for groundwater supplies and help comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management…
Coalition Encourages Bolstering U.K. Trade Opportunities Through UNITED Act
…coalition states in a letter to lawmakers. “As organizations representing America’s agriculture industry, we further believe this legislation would bring economic opportunities to American farmers, ranchers, and food producers.” Signatories…
Heavy Criticism of House Ag Appropriations Bill to Cut USDA Funding
…Several ag groups have expressed disappointment in the proposed bill. “There is no surer way to undermine the success of farmers, ranchers, rural communities, and our shared food system than…
Socially Disadvantaged Farms Concentrated in South and West
…shows socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers tend to be more concentrated in southern and western regions of the country. USDA defines socially disadvantaged farmers as those belonging to groups subject…
Organic Support Being Offered by USDA
…applications for projects serving smaller producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, and other underserved communities. Other organic support being offered by USDA includes the OCCSP, which recently increased the cost share…
USDA to Establish New Regional Food Business Centers
…is designed to support farmers, ranchers, and other food businesses to access new markets and navigate other available resources. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the centers “create new and expanded…
Industry Coalition Encouraging Ag Research Support in The Next Farm Bill
…ensure that the U.S. remains globally competitive. With this once-in-a-generation investment in research facilities at colleges of agriculture, we can spur new economic opportunities and innovations for farmers, ranchers, and…
AgNet Weekly: NCBA Opposition to PRIME Act
…guest, and employee use. So, to sell individual cuts of locally raised meats to consumers, farmers and ranchers must send their animals to a USDA-inspected slaughterhouse. Proponents of the bill…
Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative Begins Implementation
…with 29 projects involving 45 commodities already active. According to the project dashboard, six projects impacting 14 major commodities are underway in California. “Farmers, ranchers and forest landowners are on…
Still Time to Respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging California farmers and ranchers to participate in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Initially, the due date to submit information was early February….
Signups for Grassland CRP Open Through May 26
The application window for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is officially open. Farmers, ranchers, and private landowners will have until May 26 to sign up for the program from…
IPM Technical Assistance Projects Receive $1.1 Million in Support
…farmers and ranchers adopt integrated pest management (IPM) practices. The investments are in line with the overall goals laid out in the Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California…
Federal Injunction Stops WOTUS Rule in Another 24 States
…country are protected from the Biden WOTUS rule. “Once again, the courts have affirmed that the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule is overreaching and harmful to America’s beef farmers and ranchers,”…
NRCS Invests to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic Production
…options are available for underserved producers including socially disadvantaged, beginning, veteran, and limited resource farmers and ranchers. How to Apply Eligible producers include farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and other…