…has had on California’s agriculture communities. Also as the meat industry faces challenges California’s processors are faring better than others and get an almond market update from the Almond Board…
California Beef Producers Working Through Tough Market Conditions
…high; close to record-highs, not quite yet,” Lacey explained. “Those profits are only being experienced at the retail and processing level.” Although California beef producers are facing some significant challenges,…
Including Water Investments in Infrastructure Package Challenging
…of water infrastructure because they don’t have the challenges we have in the west to manage our water very, very efficiently.” Federal support for better managing California water supplies is…
Newsom Expanding Farm to Family Program
…that has been created by COVID-19. “We have secured $2 million in USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant funding for CAFB to support harvesting, packing and shipping of donated specialty crop products,”…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
…four million acres of farmland. The lawsuit challenges the science used by the DWR and CDFW in determining water pumping restrictions. Four environmental groups have also filed suit against DWR…
2020 California State Fair Cancelled
It appears that this year’s California State Fair and Food Festival won’t be happening due to the challenges created by COVID-19. At the most recent meeting, Cal Expo’s Board voted…
Organic Produce Summit Postponed Until 2021
The 2020 Organic Produce Summit has been canceled in light of challenges presented by COVID-19. Originally scheduled for July 8 and 9 in Monterey, the fifth-annual summit organized by the…
The Western View: Salute to Our Workers
…continuing to feed the cities and the world, in spite of the challenges of working through a pandemic. Worker safety and food safety go hand-in-hand, and growers and workers are…
Organic Producers Faring Well Despite Upheaval of Food Supply Chain
…retail outlets, allowing the industry to avoid some of the challenges many conventional growers are working through. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
Deadline for National Organic Producer Surveys Extended
…producers dealing with coronavirus challenges, to give them the opportunity to share their experiences and concerns as part of the surveys. One of the surveys is for certified organic producers…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…crisis, but there are mounting challenges threatening their ability to keep putting food on Americans’ tables. “The lost food service and restaurant market due to the COVID-19 shutdown hit America’s…
Producers Seeing Farm Vision with NRCS Conservation Support
…the land’s physical challenges into a stewardship example with the help of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Ron and Judy found out about NRCS from a flyer and enlisted the…
HLB Quarantine Regulation Change to Further Protect California Citrus
…bulk citrus from one zone to another. One rule is the mitigation of ACP on fruit before shipping. Because the psyllid is well established in southern California, zones 2,3,4,5 and…
Still Time to Apply for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
…challenges presented by the coronavirus, CDFA extended the grant application deadline to Monday, April 27. The Dairy Digester Research and Development Program and the Alternative Manure Management Program are funded…