Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
Summer is unfortunately coming to an end, but many of us are...
Cattle Group Issues Rebuke on Call for Regional Cash Market Minimums
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
In a white paper distributed in August to the U.S. Senate agriculture committee and other Senate...
National Ag, Water Coalition Applauds Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill
Press Release Provided by California Farm Bureau Federation
With nearly two-thirds of the West experiencing extreme or exceptional drought conditions, and more...
NGFA Commends Senate Committee for NGFA Commends Senate Committee for Favorably Reporting Hedlund for...
Press Release Provided by National Grain and Feed Association
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) commended the Senate Commerce Committee for...
Farm Country Gears up for Tourism Return
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Pandemic cabin fever continues to drive people out...
USDA Will Begin Issuing New Market Reports Following USCA Request for Greater Transparency
Press Release Provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that beginning Monday, August 9,...
Robustly Full to Empty Reservoirs
Press Release Provided by the California Farm Water Coalition
In two years, California’s State reservoirs have gone from beginning water 2020 “robustly”...
COMMENTARY: Who’s Actually Leading the State’s Water Infrastructure?
By Jenifer VanAlstein, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
California has been a state for nearly 200 years. One might think by now...
Are You Prepared for When Disaster Strikes?
A Re-cap on CCA’s Wildfire Safety & Livestock Evacuation Workshop
By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
On June 23, 2021, The...
Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
One of the reasons I joined this group in 2015 was because...
Cattlemen Applaud Biden Executive Order to Restore Competition in the U.S. Economy
Press Release Provided by the United States Cattlemen’s Association
On July 9th, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order to establish a...
New USDA Competition Driver Applauded by Cattle Group
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
The largest U.S. producer-only cattle trade association, R-CALF USA, applauded the July 9th announcement by Secretary...
State Water Contractors’ Response to California’s 2021-22 State Budget
Budget Includes Historic Investments in California’s Drought Resilience and Critical Water Delivery Infrastructure
Press Release Provided by the State Water Contractors
On June...
Governor Newsom Expands Drought Proclamation to Include Nine New Counties as Drought Conditions Persist...
This Second Expansion of the Emergency Drought Proclamation Now Covers 50 out of California’s 58 Counties and Calls for a 15%...
Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
IT’S BACK!!! The Kern County Young Farmers and Ranchers Annual Charity Farmer’s...
California Water Management Problem
By Jenifer VanAlstein, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
California is in yet another tough water year. It seems as though we are...
Statement From Friant Water Authority on 2021 Drought Operations
Reprinted with Permission from Friant Water Authority
Recent actions by the State Water Resources Control Board, Bureau of Reclamation, and California Department...
Senate Bill 419 Puts Central Valley Workers Out of Work
By Robert Acosta, PCL Construction
California’s Central Valley has some of the highest unemployment rates in the state and it’s the reason...
COMMENT: Grazing Provides Important Service on Public Lands
By Zippy Duvall President, American Farm Bureau Federation
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Take a drive through the countryside in...
USCA Statement on Meatpacking Lobby’s Report on “Beef Market Myths”
Press Release Provided by US Cattlemen's Association
Regarding the report being circulated on Capitol Hill by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI)...
USCA Applauds Bill to Establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters
Press Release Provided by US Cattlemans Association
On June 11th, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), and Mike Rounds (R-SD)...
Sheep Ranchers Face Drought, Wage Issue
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Parched pastures have forced many sheep ranchers...
Smarter Water Diversions
By Scott Hamilton, President, Hamilton Resource Economics
More and more farmers and water managers are faced with a tricky problem – how...
KCFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers, & Ranchers
May was a busy month for the Kern County Young Farmers and...
SWC Response to Governor Newsom’s Expanded Drought Proclamation and New Drought and Water Resilience...
Press Release Provided by State Water Contractors
On May 10, 2021 Governor Gavin Newsom announced the expansion of his April 21 Emergency...
2021 Garces FFA Banquet
By Jordan Van Skike, 2021–2022 FFA Chapter Reporter, Garces Memorial High School
May 13th marked the Garces Memorial FFA’s second and a...
Importer-controlled Cattle Exceed Purchases in Domestic Negotiated Cash Market
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed its reapportionment of the National Beef Checkoff Program...
KCFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Allie Cushnyr, Chair, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
Fundraising has been difficult for YF&R over the last year, and we...
California Farm Bureau Supports Reintroduction of Agricultural Immigration Bill
Press Release Provided by California Farm Bureau Federation
Saying it would provide mutual benefit for farmers, ranchers and their employees, the California...
COMMENTARY: Access Rule Violates Farmers’ Constitutional Rights
By Tony Francois Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Farming in California is kind of the Olympics...
