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California
Egg bill chances dimming in Congress
Federal standards for the welfare of egg-laying hens suffered a defeat when they failed to make it into the farm bill legislation voted out of the agriculture committees in the U.S. House and Senate.
The full Senate was debating its version of the farm bill this week.
Attempts at floor amendments l ...
Teachers to learn about ag in upscale Marin County
POINT REYES STATION, Calif. -- This summer and fall, a group of teachers will visit farms and ranches to learn how to incorporate agriculture into their school lessons.
In a program called the Agricultural Institute for Teachers, some 30 elementary and high-school instructors from the northern Sa ...
Producers want cheese makers to pay their fair share into pool
Dairy producers wanting the California Department of Food and Agriculture to raise minimum prices for milk going to cheese makers took a different tack in their argument at a CDFA hearing on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross called the hearing to consider extending emergency price relief ...Disagreement over milk supply management continues
Proponents of the Dairy Security Act, included last week in farm bills passed by the House and Senate ag committees, say they are pleased the proposal remained intact.
But opponents of the milk supply management portion of the bill anticipate a different outcome when the House bill is debated on ...
Mild, dry weather bolsters California rice planting
WILLOWS, Calif. -- Rice planting in California's Sacramento Valley is mostly complete, and the dry spring has enabled growers to plant at a pace that should facilitate a smooth harvest.
While rain and wind in previous years have narrowed the window for planting, farmers this year were able to wor ...
Students saddle up for 'cattle drive'
YREKA, Calif. -- Students in Renee McKay's fourth-grade class got jobs on a "cattle drive" as part of an annual agriculture awareness day.
The trail boss was young Tristan Nick, who calmly donned his bandana and took his place in front. A small strip of paper told him he'd be earning about $90 in ...
Brown's revised budget gives CDFA slight increase
SACRAMENTO -- The $96.4 billion revised budget proposal that Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled May 14 increases spending for the California Department of Food and Agriculture after several years of cuts. The governor's proposed $61.9 million general fund allocation to CDFA is unchanged from the rosy fi ...