Several conservation challenges were highlighted during a House Agricultural Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Testimony centered around the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and how conditions of COVID-19 have been…
Continuing Resolution Signed, CCC To Be Replenished
…with the added challenges the pandemic has introduced. Simply put, farmers and rural communities can’t afford a shutdown, and we appreciate Congress’s efforts to prevent that from happening.” The continuing…
Gasoline-Powered Vehicle Sales to End by 2035 Under Executive Order
…challenges. Johansson said that a mandate on the sales of gasoline-powered vehicles may not be the most pressing issue. “Unprecedented wildfires, homelessness, housing, you name it, California’s experienced it. So…
Agriculture Seeks Federal Support for Coronavirus Worker Protection
…the challenges related to ensuring COVID-19 safety. The letter addressed to Vice President Mike Pence, who chairs the White House Coronavirus Task Force, emphasizes areas that could use improvement and…
Wine Industry Calling for Extension of Disaster Relief Due to Wildfires
…inherent to agriculture, but 2020 has produced more challenges than any could have ever anticipated,” CAWG President John Aguirre said in a press release. “It’s absolutely essential that Congress extends…
Week in Review: CFAP 2 Signups Underway, Growers Work Through Smoke Challenges
…a strong one. Officials are looking to clarify limitations related to Proposition 65 requirements for certain nut products. Growers are continuing to work through the challenges created by the amount…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…the landscape,” Burgess said. “We need to embed the cost of transitions into the cost of the cotton.” Growing regenerative cotton in California comes with challenges that farmers are facing…
FDA Proposes Food Traceability Rule as Part of FSMA
…in the supply chain such as growing, shipping, receiving, creating, and transforming the foods. The FDA indicated that the proposed food traceability rule draws upon some standards that have already…
Third Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program Announced
…for contracts, including Travel Well Holdings, Daylight Foods, E.K.K. Investments, LA Specialty Produce, and Luberski, Inc. The Shamrock Foods Company as well as the Sysco Corporation will also be shipping…
Addressing HLB Challenges Through Organic Citrus Survey
An organic citrus survey is being offered as a way to learn more about the challenges and successes the industry has had in combatting Huanglongbing (HLB). The project is being…
Challenges to Raising Peafowl on Your Farm
Some challenges to raising Peafowl on your farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Vivek Doshi on Unsplash Peafowl are uniquely large and gorgeous birds but…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-21-20
…wildfire challenges and get the details on how to register for the 10th Annual Ag Labor Forum. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Fresno County Grape Growers Press On Amidst Smokey Conditions
Fresno County grape growers are doing their best to work through the challenges created by the various wildfires. The multiple wildfires burning up and down California are leavening a significant…
Week in Review: HLB Solution in Sight? Ag Avoids Some Legislative Challenges
Producers may have gotten a bit of relief from potential legislative challenges as the most recent legislative session resulted in significantly fewer bills being passed. Researchers are continuing the fight…