Monthly Archives: May 2020

By Brian German The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working with American Farmland Trust (AFT) to help enhance San Joaquin Valley water efficiency.   The San Joaquin Valley Land and Water Conservation Collaboration is being made possible through the Regional Conservation Partnership … Continue reading →

California agriculture feeds the world. Entomologists with the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Plant Pest Diagnostics Center are tasked with protecting the state’s food supply against native and foreign pest insects. This includes hunting for insects at home … Continue reading →

By Tammy Anderson-Wise, CEO of the Dairy Council of California Schools provide children with the opportunity to learn and develop essential skills, and for many children, a chance to eat nutritious foods. For our most vulnerable children, school meals are … Continue reading →

USDA News Release U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers … Continue reading →

News release from the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) along with Representatives Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the Farming Support … Continue reading →

USDA News Release U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the … Continue reading →

By Former USDA Secretary Mike Johanns The coronavirus pandemic has reminded everyone of just how critical agriculture is to the success of our country.  As the country continues to suffer and aims to reconfigure supply chains to meet changing demands, … Continue reading →

By Doug Goehring COVID-19 has brought about a flurry of stay-at-home orders, essential business declarations, and funding and program changes in all levels of government. Just as people with pre-existing health conditions are most susceptible to this virus, agriculture’s preexisting conditions have been fully exposed and compounded by the … Continue reading →

As California farmers have experienced a sudden loss of up-to 50 percent of their markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CDFA secretary Karen Ross is teaming up with California Grown to urge Californians to support their farmers by continuing to … Continue reading →

Governor Gavin Newsom submitted a revised 2020-2021 budget proposal to the State Legislature today. Because of COVID-19, California and economies across the country are confronting a steep and unprecedented economic crisis — facing massive job losses and revenue shortfalls. The … Continue reading →