Believing voluntary agreements hold the best potential for benefiting fisheries without severe losses to people, the California Farm Bureau Federation welcomed the state water board action to postpone a vote…
Activists Allowed to Expand Attack on Beef Checkoff
…been repeatedly demonstrated that these attacks by R-CALF are being aided by allies at the Humane Society of the United States, Food and Water Watch, Public Justice and other activist…
Results From Romaine E. coli Outbreak Investigation
The Federal Drug Administration officially concluded its investigation into the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that started in March. Officials believed early on that a contaminated water source might…
The Western View: San Francisco Supports Fish Not Farms
…proposal by the State Water Board, which sends more water out the Delta to the ocean to improve fish habitat. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission provides water to the…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Endorsed by CDFA and UC ANR in New Partnership
…that will be highly involved with the initiative are the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, Healthy Soils Program, Alternative Manure Management Program. Three UC Cooperative Extension advisors will be…
Federal Agencies Combine Resources for Food Waste Initiative
…an estimated 133 billion pounds of food wasted with a value of approximately $161 billion. Along with the physical food being wasted, there are additional resources such as water, energy,…
The Western View: A Fix for California Water Problems?
We all know water is a big problem in California. It becomes very complex – but the root of the problem is simple: most of the water in California falls…
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…domestic and foreign. Concurrent sessions will explore topics such as global trade trends, innovations in agriculture, developments in animal and crop biotechnology, frontiers in conservation, and outlooks for food and…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…Tier 1,” said Carlos Suarez, California State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “By replacing those engines with new engines, Tier 3 and Tier 4, we are actually…
The Western View: The Blob is Back
…of warm water in the north Pacific, brought about by an even larger mountain of warm air, a high pressure system that has kept Alaska warm and dry this fall….
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Township OK Pawnee County Pawnee County Economic Development Foundation OK Stillwater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce partnered with Oklahoma State University, Langston University, and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce OK Tulsa…
Presidential Order Restores Western Water Supplies
…of the rules governing these critical water supplies only delays the ability of these important areas to recover. This action will also help address water shortages that have occurred across…
Conaway Determined to Complete Farm Bill
…with commodity and conservation programs, along with other titles of the bill. Conaway acknowledged that farmers are well familiar with the history of delays with the farm bill, but added…
Throw Out Water Rule, Farm Bureau, Others Tell Texas Court
…it disregards statutory and Supreme Court requirements that federally regulated “waters” be at least closely connected to “navigable” water bodies. The illegal 2015 rule instead regulates “vast tracts of the…