…Know Your Food Initiative, which coordinates the Department’s work on local and regional foods. The grant program was initiated by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), which authorized and funded…
CFBF: New Farm Law will Benefit California
…President Paul Wenger said the law includes a number of conservation programs to share costs of stewardship work performed on farms and ranches. For example, the Air Quality Initiative in…
Following Senate Passage, ASA Calls on President Obama to Sign Farm Bill into Law
…risk management framework, the bill also secures several other ASA priorities: agricultural research programs, including the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) and the new Foundation for Food and Agriculture…
USDA Launches Effort to Assist California Producers Affected by Drought
…requirements. For additional information, eligible landowners are encouraged to contact their local NRCS Service Center. Service center locations and more information on the drought initiative can be found at www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov….
AFBF on Obama’s State of the Union Address
…taxed under IRS provisions which affect individual taxpayers. Any tax reform proposal that fails to include the individual tax code will not help but would likely hurt our nation’s farmers…
U.S. Senate Rejects South Valley Water Fix
…Representatives’ proposed legislative fix for South Valley water: “We are deeply disappointed that California’s Senators have rejected yet another House initiative to bring more water to the South Valley, especially…
Final Version of Farm Bill Reflects CA Priorities
…nut and nursery crops; and for dedicated air-quality funding. “The Air Quality Initiative shares costs with farmers and ranchers who are working to meet strict air-quality standards in California and…
Meeting on Mitigating Drought
…the economics of supplementation, managing animal health, making culling decisions as well as the tax and insurance components related to drought. The meeting will be held at the UC Sierra…
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
…children. This is a top priority for the Obama Administration and is an important component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to combat the challenge of childhood obesity….
California Among States Getting Grants for Schools
…children. This is a top priority for the Obama Administration and is an important component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to combat the challenge of childhood obesity….
Ross on Farms and Food Banks
…year donated more than 4 million pounds of berries to food banks. She says legislation passed last year creates a state tax credit for 10 percent of the inventoried value…
Statement by Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, On Farm Bill Expiration
…budget process in order, get our national economy back on track and move forward on legislation important to agriculture, such as the farm bill, immigration and tax reform and waterways…
Judge Says Water Right Fee is Invalid
…for taxes,” CFBF Associate Counsel Carl Borden said. “The water right fee is simply an illegal tax.” In his proposed decision, Judge Cadei said he would schedule a hearing to…
AgNeTVideo: Citrus Expo 2013-Agri-Cover Discusses Its Roll Tarp Systems
Sabrina Hill talks with Russ Kiefer with Agri-Cover about their roll tarp systems. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…