…the COVID-19 outbreak, walnuts being showcased as a healthful indulgence and the FDA launching the “What’s In It for You?” initiative. Tune in to the show for these news stories…
Almond Update: Incentives Help Pay for Upgrades, Orchard Recycling
…Quality Initiative (NAQI), which can help growers replace high polluting engines in certain counties. ABC’s Principle Analyst Jesse Roseman said the second is the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy…
Addressing Activist Groups Coming onto Farms and Ranches
…the operation, it can take some initiative on behalf of the farmer and rancher to ensure there are consequences. Dirkse noted that in many cases farmers just want the protestors…
USDA Investing $1 Million in California Water Quality Improvements and Wildfire Mitigation
…conservation and restoration projects on a substantial scale. “The Joint Chiefs’ initiative is a timely effort, that expands NRCS conservation investments on California’s public and private forest lands,” NRCS State…
Value of U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol from a Global Perspective
At a time when sustainability and transparency are at the forefront of consumers’ minds, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol becomes an even more important initiative. Hill + Knowlton Strategies is…
The Western View: New Water Rules Spell Disaster
…lose as many as 85,000 full-time jobs and $2.1 billion in employee wages. Tax revenues will suffer. There will be $242 million in lost city and county tax revenue and…
Water Supply Restrictions to Have Billion-Dollar Impact
…will also have a negative impact on state and local tax revenues collected, with a decline of approximately $535 million per year. The loss of economic activity is projected to…
Farming Incentives Being Offered by NRCS to Address Air Quality
…assistance is being made available through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program, National Air Quality Initiative. “What the initiative does is that it financially assists farmers and ranchers to replace on-farm,…
CA Rep. Costa Drills Perdue on Trade During House Ag Committee Hearing
…his testimony talking about the future of agriculture, highlighting the department’s newest initiative, the Agriculture Innovation Agenda. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) After Perdue’s opening remarks, the…
AFBF Expands Mental Health Awareness Welcoming Farm State of Mind Campaign
…health awareness in rural communities through its most recent announcement with Bayer. The Farm State of Mind campaign which is an initiative to raise mental health awareness among the farming…
Would Farmers Participate in a Carbon Trading System, Perdue Says “Absolutely”
…a day when farm policy would encourage and reward sustainable practices? Perdue responded with, “you get what you reward, regardless if you’re talking about tax policy or fam bill practices.”…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-26-20
…do to grapes, objections to the split-roll property tax initiative, and SGMA’s impact on the value of agriculture land. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
Stop the Rot Project to Combat Onion Bacterial Diseases
Over the next four years, researchers will be looking for answers for some of the most problematic bacterial diseases in onions. The USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative is providing $4…
USDA Looks to Expedite Technological Advancements
USDA just announced its newest initiative, Agriculture Innovation Agenda, to spark innovation across the agriculture industry. According to USDA the, “department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position…