The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently released the 2019 crop report. Figures show that farmers and ranchers received more than $50 billion in cash receipts for the…
Legislation Introduced to Improve Cattle Market Transparency
…Market Transparency Act of 2021. Other cosponsors of the bill include Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Braun. The legislation is receiving support from a variety of agricultural organizations. “America’s ranchers…
American Rescue Plan Act Moving Forward with Senate Approval
…the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act. Funding support will also be used to purchase agricultural commodities from farmers and ranchers. “We appreciate the American Rescue Plan’s prioritization of…
FACA Expands Membership and Narrows Its Focus
…“FACA’s 40-plus proposals demonstrate farmers and ranchers must be treated as partners as we work together to build on the impressive advances already achieved toward climate-smart farming,” American Farm Bureau…
Partnership Looks to Enhance Organic Conservation Practices
…time as climate change—with intensified droughts, heat waves, and storms—creates new challenges for farmers and ranchers.” Participation in NRCS programs has historically been limited for the organic sector. While NRCS…
USDA Leadership Continues Taking Shape with Recent Appointments
…conservation programs, we will create new market opportunities and streams of income for farmers, ranchers and producers that address climate change and environmental challenges, strengthen local and regional food systems,…
American Farm Bureau Seeking CFAP Application Extension
…for assistance through CFAP. The program has served as an important lifeline for farmers and ranchers struggling during the pandemic. AFBF President Zippy Duvall sent a letter to newly confirmed…
Senate Confirms Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary for the Second Time
…been largely supportive. “Secretary Vilsack and I have spoken several times in recent weeks about opportunities and challenges facing America’s farmers and ranchers, and I look forward to close collaboration,”…
Ag Lender Perspective on Water Futures and Groundwater Trading
…how a water trade system like that would impact farmers and ranchers. Leader of the RaboResearch Food and Agribusiness team in North America, Roland Fumasi said that that system is…
USDA Projecting Net Farm Income to Decline in 2021
…farmers and ranchers. Relief payments to the farm sector helped push 2020 net farm income levels to the highest they have been in six years. Direct Government farm payments are…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 02-11-21
…USDA measuring the financial well-being of CA farmers and ranchers, and take a look at the Almond Board of California’s newest team member who is uniquely suited to help growers….
USDA Measuring Financial Well-Being of California Farmers and Ranchers
…information from California’s farmers and ranchers in an effort to better understand economic conditions in agriculture. The agency is working on the third and final phase of the 2020 Agricultural…
Registration Open for Inaugural Soil Health Innovations Conference
…on March 8 and 9. The conference will feature interactive presentations, along with networking opportunities and a chance to learn from leading experts, NCAT staff and farmers and ranchers from…
ACEP Final Rule Released by USDA Includes Several Updates
…of the changes added to the ACEP final rule include revised definitions for beginning farmers and ranchers and eligible land. Clarifications were also made to farm or ranch succession plans….