Jim Costa: “The fact is that in every other country, companies pay a royalty to mine hardrock minerals, but they do not pay such a…”

Right now, though, the CAP program is overextended and underfunded.

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.

This bipartisan bill changes the adjusted gross income for USDA disaster programs, including exempting the $900,000 AGI limitation.

The goals of the program are to restore and maintain endangered fish populations on the San Joaquin River and to reduce the adverse water supply impact on the Friant Division contractors.