California Ag Today

Top of the list on congressional priorities is, unsurprisingly, the 2023 Farm Bill. Being seriously impactful to everything agriculture, all corners of the industry keep a close watch on the developments. The ag lending community is no exception.

Despite declining beef herd numbers in the United States, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s new President Todd Wilkinson says producers are in a good position in the market.

If you’re looking to get another work truck but aren’t sure who to trust with your investment, Pat Driscoll, CEO of Certified Agriculture Dealerships, wants you to check out their network of trusted dealers.

California FMC tech services manager Issa Qandah is back to chat with us about FMC’s Avaunt eVo insect control that provides rapid insect control activity in a wide range of specialty crops.

Wildfires have devastated large parts of the western United States, including forests and grasslands. Thousands of wildfires have ripped through millions acres in California alone in the last five years. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the USDA is releasing nearly two billion dollars for fuels and vegetation treatments to combat wildfires in the western U.S.

EPA’s new WOTUS final ruling came out in late December.

Ethan Lane, Vice President of Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the industry got mostly what was expected from EPA but Lane adds, some parts of the ruling just adds more uncertainty for producers.

The Census of Agriculture provides the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every state and county in the nation, according to American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President of Public Policy, Sam Kieffer.

SB 88, or the State Water Resource Control Board’s water measurement regulations moved its deadline from April and July up to February 1. The California Cattlemen Association’s podcast the Sorting Pen included some information on that. Here is a clip from that podcast of Noah Lopez with the Rancher Technical Assistance Program.

California FMC tech services manager Issa Qandah is back to chat with us about FMC’s Avaunt eVo insect control that provides rapid insect control activity in a wide range of specialty crops.

SB 88, or the State Water Resource Control Board’s water measurement regulations moved its deadline from April and July up to February 1. The California Cattlemen Association’s podcast the Sorting Pen included some information on that. Here is a clip from that podcast of Noah Lopez with the Rancher Technical Assistance Program.