A restaurant chain is honoring the FFA. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Courtesy National FFA Organization and Culver’s Restaurant Advocating for the importance of agriculture and agricultural…
Initial CVP Allocations Announced and SWP Allocation Increased
…fallowed in Westlands. An adequate and reliable supply of surface water is critical to the viability of the communities and farms in the San Joaquin Valley and their ability to…
FMI Encourages FDA to Refine Healthy Definition
…into account the entire food supply, fewer than five percent of products would qualify. Hatcher adds, “A definition that only allows an exceedingly small number of foods to bear a…
California Water Mismanagement Called Out by Lawmakers
…state is not taking advantage of the opportunities when they present themselves. “We have an amazing resource in this state, with the water supply. Even in drought years. Yet, we’re…
Details of Climate-Smart Agriculture Investments from IRA
…IRA climate funding is reaching those who have been previously unable to access conservation assistance. Water Supply Investments USDA also released today the Western Water and Working Lands Framework for…
U.S. Cotton Plantings Down Despite Demand Improvements
…notes that increasing production costs, lackluster demand, and supply chain challenges have been difficult challenges for growers. However, the outlook for the 2023/24 marketing year presents some optimism. While world…
Agronomic Minute: Understanding the Benefits and Value of Biosolutions
…roots,” Reiser explained. “These microorganisms can promote plant growth by increasing the supply or availability of nutrients by stimulating root growth, or by aiding other beneficial symbiotic relationships.” Altogether, biosolutions…
Legislation Seeks to Protect U.S. Farmland from Foreign Investment
…previously been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate back in October of 2021 by Representative Ronny Jackson and Senator Tommy Tuberville. Agricultural supply chains would be considered critical…
Another Record Year for American Dairy Exports
…which included supply chain challenges, a lack of new trade agreements to establish more level playing fields abroad, and other barriers to trade that threatened to upend progress.” New Record…
OTA on USDA Steps to Prevent Fraud in Organic Ag
…the integrity of organic agriculture throughout the supply chain. “When the standards were first published, they focused on controlling entities that touch the product, so farmers, processors who transform it…
House Agriculture Committee Announces Subcommittee Chairs
…delivering certainty and prosperity to American agriculture and its entire value chain. We will serve as a check on the Administration’s regulatory attacks and advance policy to strengthen rural communities….
Lawmakers Call for More Action in Addressing Avian Flu Outbreak
…biosecurity measures within the avian supply chain, including the disinfection of sites and the testing and quarantining of affected flocks,” the lawmakers wrote. Senators Tammy Baldwin, John Boozman (R-AR), Tom…
Significant FDA Structural Changes on the Horizon
…of prevention, responsiveness and transparency,” Davis said in a press release. “The fresh produce supply chain needs a strong and engaged FDA to support our nation’s growers and their commitment…
California Snowpack Already Well Above April 1 Average
…the second manual snow survey of the season, DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager Sean de Guzman said the snowpack is off to an incredible start. “Our…