Pat Wolff American Farm Bureau Federation’s tax and budget specialist House and Senate tax leaders are pursuing conflicting tracts on tax breaks and reform making it less likely major tax…
The White House and USDA Announce School Wellness Standards
First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announce proposed school wellness standards and roll out of breakfast and lunch programs for schools that serve low…
USDA Announces New Grants to Help Communities Meet Water Challenges in Coming Years
…initiative to provide solutions to agricultural water challenges. The grants will be used to develop management practices, technologies and tools for farmers, ranchers, forest owners and citizens to improve water…
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Farm to School Grants
…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…