…project will also involve nationwide Extension efforts, including field demonstrations and case studies. Another team, led by UF professor Laura Warner, will investigate the perceptions and challenges of adopting automation,…
USDA Awards $33.5 Million to Boost Local Food Systems Across 43 States
…will provide $5.2 million to develop partnerships with institutions to integrate local foods. The Southeast Regional Cooperative in Georgia will use this funding to enhance logistics in the region’s charitable…
California Dairies, Inc. Shuts Down Los Banos Facility
…later merged with Danish Creamery and California Milk Producers in 1999 to form CDI. Despite the closure, CDI will maintain a strong presence across California and globally. The cooperative is…
American Agriculture History Minute: Cooperative Extension Service Created
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. DepositPhotos image The United States Congress created the Cooperative Extension Service as part of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. The act…
UC ANR Project to Help Underserved Farmers in SoCal with Land Ownership
…at cmrichards@ucanr.edu. For job opportunities, visit UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ website. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker…
Farmers Face Uncertainty as 2018 Farm Bill Extension Expires Without Replacement
With the expiration of the extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. farmers and ranchers could already be feeling the impact. Key programs supporting agriculture have been disrupted, and uncertainty…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Set for January 2025
DepositPhotos image The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Fresno County will host the annual San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the UC Kearney Research…
Key Farm Programs End as Farm Bill Extension Expires
Image by Tim Hill from Pixabay The one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill has ended, causing important farm programs to stop. Without action from Congress, more programs will shut…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 09-30-24
…welfare law. Unlike many in the pork industry who view Prop 12 as an obstacle, Ron sees it as a natural extension of how he’s been farming for decades. We’ll…
Almond Listening Tour: An Opportunity for Growers to Engage with the Industry
…Bureau (October 8) Coalinga at Harris Ranch (October 9) Fresno at the Fresno County Farm Bureau (October 10) Patterson at Almond Wood (October 22) Merced at UC Cooperative Extension (October…
American Agriculture History Minute: Advancing American Agriculture from the Classroom
…a lab. York was born in 1922 in Alabama. He was a university administrator, later an Ag Extension Administrator, a U.S. Presidential Advisor on Agriculture, and authored over 100 papers…
Support Network for Financially Stressed Producers
DepositPhotos image The USDA launched the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. Through a series of Cooperative…
Organic Farming Takes Center Stage at NYC Climate Week
…cooperative of organic farmers and so our practices and our cooperative really abide by organic standards,” he said. “We’re putting a lot of energy into helping our farmers even get…
Western Region CCA Announces CCA of the Year & Award Recipients
…Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties. With UCCE, Franz’s program includes studies on orchard mineral nutrition as well as rootstock evaluation, cropload management,…