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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, November 25, 2024
CDFA is now accepting grant applications from people interested in its Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Program, and its Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions Program.
The Department of Agriculture has announced the members of California's state Farm Service Agency Committee as well as new members of its Washington-based White House liaison and faith-based initiatives offices.
The California Air Resource Board’s decision to ban the sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035 is likely to have an impact well beyond that state’s borders.
USDA is going to use the upcoming Census of Agriculture to find out where farmers are using precision agriculture methods and to identify parts of the country where there are gaps in high-speed internet access.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray announced Thursday that the energy and navigation benefits currently provided by four dams on the lower Snake River would need to be replaced before they will support breaching them to restore salmon populations.
The California Air Resources Board approved a ban on the sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, a move that farm groups fear will raise production costs in the state while shrinking a vital market for Midwest corn growers and the nation's ethanol industry.
Some farmers could face foreclosure on USDA loans as soon as this fall, so the department may begin providing some newly authorized debt relief through a phased-in approach in order to address the immediate need for help, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says.
Bills on card check, climate change and well permitting have captured the attention of agricultural organizations as debates heat up in the final week of session for the California Legislature.
Supporters of Proposition 12 say states could lose the ability to regulate sales of products based on climate impacts and other concerns, if the Supreme Court strikes down the California law that prescribes sow-housing standards for pork sold in the state.
The Bureau of Reclamation has reached out to agriculture interests in the West as the agency considers how to spend the $4 billion earmarked in the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act for bolstering water-saving efforts in the Colorado River Basin and other drought-stricken areas.
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