California Ag Today

Phase one of the Emergency Relief Program is about to wrap up and has a deadline rapidly approaching. Zach Ducheneaux, Farm Service Agency Administrator, talks about the final part of ERP Phase One.

The American Farm Bureau Federation wants you to check the FCC’s National Broadband Map before the January 13th deadline.

The American Farm Bureau Federation wants you to check the FCC’s National Broadband Map before the January 13th deadline. Emily Buckman, American Farm Bureau Federation Government Affairs Director, says the new map displays specific location-level information regarding broadband services availability… and she wants you to make sure you’re represented.

Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for our weekly FMC Friday report! This FMC Friday is brought to you by Altacor eVo insect control powered by Rynaxypyr active. Don’t let Lepidopteran pests go unpunished.

Let’s dive into how the election results can impact current bills that are sitting between the House and the Senate… for example, a very important one to all of agriculture, The Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

As the holidays approach and Congress works to wrap up certain priorities, many wonder what 2023 is going to look like for agriculture.

Syngenta Senior Manager of Federal Government and Industry Relations, Mary Kay Thatcher says the farm bill will be one of the year’s big ag items to deal with.

The Federal Communications Commission released the National Broadband Map in November. Emily Buckman, American Farm Bureau Federation Government Affairs Director, says the new map displays specific location-level information regarding broadband services availability.

U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Senior Vice President for the Asian Pacific, Joel Haggard, says Chinese consumers continue to grow their appetite for U.S. Beef. Covid-zero policies have impacted demand in China, Haggard says, because people cannot travel and must stay at home.

Regional FMC tech services manager Gail Stratman sat down with me at NAFB this fall to talk about the company’s new systemic fungicide, gaining popularity throughout California.

Syngenta Senior Manager of Federal Government and Industry Relations, Mary Kay Thatcher says the farm bill will be one of the year’s big ag items to deal with.