Join us Nov 15 from 9-10:30 am on Zoom to hear our panelists discuss their perspectives on food system profitability and the current state of affairs for farmers in our community...

1. Cal Poly Fuels Management Training Program: CalVTP Question & Answer webinar: 11/9

2. Poly Plant Shop Poinsettia Sale starts: 12/3

3. Cal Poly Student-made Cheese Gift Boxes and Holiday Wine Sets

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Through a series of articles we call The State, the American Farm Bureau Federation's Advocacy and Political Affairs team provides analysis related to "the state of" various aspects related to advocacy and political trends impacting farmers and ranchers and rural Americans.

Facts about Election Day in SLO County from San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano - For the past two weeks, the San Luis Obispo [...]

On Dec. 6, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will consider a new ordinance for the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin that's fiercely opposed by the agricultural industry and, as of Oct. 27, all five county planning commissioners. The SLO County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Oct.

A new judge will hear San Luis Obispo County's redistricting case. The case was originally assigned to San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Rita Federman, but she recused herself in October. The court has since reassigned the case to San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen, according to an Oct.

PUBLISHED ON OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Agriculture Department announced more than $223 million in grants and loans Wednesday to help small- and mid-sized meat processing plants expand as part of a larger $1 billion effort to boost competition in the highly concentrated industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1 billion in assistance for distressed farm loan borrowers provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The National Center for Appropriate Technology and Natural Resources Conservation Service will partner to host the eighth annual Latino Farmer Conference, a Spanish-language sustainable agriculture conference for Latino farmers. The Latino Farmer Conference is a yearly event that seeks to build networks ...

California's agricultural sector is the nation's largest: it generates more than $50 billion dollars in annual revenue and employs more than 420,000 people. The ongoing drought is taking a toll on agriculture, related sectors, and rural communities, but there are ways to increase resilience in a warming world.

Did you know the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for businesses is FREE money? Well, not really - it's technically your money sitting in the treasury - you just have to rightfully claim it. If I told you I help businesses like yours capitalize on the government's newest and most profitable "credit" program, would you believe ...

PUBLISHED ON WASHINGTON - The average price of diesel is $5.32 per gallon, more than $1.50 above the same time last year. While prices are below the $5.81 peak in June, the high cost of fuel is hitting farmers hard as they navigate the fall harvest season.

Air board staff estimate that truck drivers and companies would pay higher upfront vehicle prices now but expect those costs to go down as more models enter the market, eventually bringing the cost down to that of a conventional truck.

On Monday, PG&E took its first big step to keeping Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating past 2025. The utility company sent a request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission essentially asking how it should proceed with an application to extend Diablo Canyon's life.

Will Cannon does more to sequester carbon than the average U.S. farmer. After he harvests his corn and soybeans, he plants cover crops, which sequester carbon all winter long, on his entire 1,000-acre operation in Prairie City, Iowa. He's avoiding tilling, or plowing, his soil as much as possible, which helps keep carbon stored in the ground.

Nearly a decade after researchers found more DDT pesticides in Oso Flaco Lake than in any other water body in the state, local stakeholders are finally zeroing in on a project they say will help fix it.

The overall amount of vegetables available for consumption in the United States has decreased 6 percent over the last two decades to 382.5 pounds per capita in 2020 from 407.3 pounds in 2001. However, vegetable availability rebounded in 2020 from 371.6 pounds in 2019.

Agricultural concerns were the topic of discussion at a recent event hosted by the Monterey County Farm Bureau. Approximately 50 industry members had the opportunity to share ideas and concerns with state and federal officials. The roundtable was organized by the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). U.S.

There's at least one item in the grocery store that is getting less expensive: avocados.

A significant supply glut of the buttery fruit has triggered a drop in wholesale prices, sending store prices lower as well.

The California Department of Insurance is passing legislation mandating premium discounts for customers who enact safety measures and technology may help validate those steps.

As a result of colder temperatures and recent rain and snowfall across California, people may be wondering if this year's fire season is coming to an end. But due to ongoing strong winds and drought conditions, experts tell us we're still not in the clear.

All along a dirt road that snakes through Blodgett Forest are countless blackened trees. It's the charred aftermath of September's Mosquito Fire , which burned tens of thousands of acres throughout the El Dorado...

Cattle play an important role in wildfire management by grazing fuel on California rangelands. The benefits of cattle grazing have not been thoroughly explored, though. Using statewide cattle inventory, brand inspection and land use data, we have estimated that cattle removed 11.6 billion pounds (5.3 billion kilograms [kg]) of non-woody plant material from ...

A UC Davis professor runs an academic center that was conceived by a trade group, according to records, and gets most of its funding from farming interests. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.

From farm to table, the path of getting turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner starts early on for one local farmer on the Central Coast, but this year she is facing obstacles ahead of the holiday season. Following in her grandmother's footsteps, Erin Krier learned how to process chickens.

Trials at a University of California, Davis, experimental vineyard in Oakville found that using higher trellis systems offered better protection for winegrapes in extreme heat, while maintaining yield and quality. ..

Hope Family Wines honored at Wine Enthusiast's Wine Star Awards - Hope Family Wines this week announced that it has been named "American Winery of the Year."

Members of the public invited to attend hearing, provide input - The City of Paso Robles is proposing to gradually phase in water rate increases [...]

Guest Commentary written by If the climate crisis is coming, the water crisis is already here. As rice fields were fallowed in California, Lake Mead water levels almost sunk so low that Hoover Dam could no longer generate power, and life-threatening toxic dust blew off the dried-up Salton Sea.

Industrial pollution in San Luis Obispo groundwater will be the subject of multiple upcoming public meetings. The city of SLO is hosting a meeting on Nov. 16 to discuss a PCE plume found below the city in the San Luis Valley Groundwater Basin.

Recent California climate extremes which include among the most severe droughts on record have highlighted the rapidly changing conditions that affect water supply for agriculture and the state’s growing population. The incremental water management and institutional learning at all levels has provided building blocks to better manage water shortages. 

Farmers and supporters march on the Capitol, demanding that officials provide more surface water for San Joaquin Valley agriculture. Many were farmers from Madera County upset about new fees on aquifer pumping.

A group of San Joaquin Valley farmers, led by a contingent of growers from the Sikh community in Madera County, marched on the state Capitol last week to call for increased allocations of surface water for agriculture.