Funding will help beginning, veteran, and socially-disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to expand businesses Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is providing more than $45 million to help farmers, ranchers, …
The California Kitchen: Pear Grilled Swiss Cheese
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing pear grilled swiss cheese with pistachio and pecan pesto with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: …
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
by Ashley Hungerford and Erik O’Donoghue, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? The 2014 Farm Act changed the structure of several commodity support programs for agriculture. Before, cotton was …
Bonsai Museum Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By Sharon Durham, USDA Agriculture Research Service This year marks the 40th anniversary of the U.S. National Arboretum‘s National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in the nation’s capital. The museum began …
California Almond Nursery Sales Report
The primary objective of the California Almond Nursery Sales Survey is to estimate future almond acres based on the number of almond trees sold for new plantings. This report summarizes …
2016 Profiles in Leadership Award Recipient Honored
Deanna van Klaveren was honored with the 2016 Profiles in Leadership Award by the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) and the Ag Leadership Alumni Council. The award was presented at …
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 27
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals …
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
National farm association leaders unveiled plans for a “straight talk” campaign to engage the food industry in a dialogue on sustainable agriculture production, the marketing practices used to reach consumers, …
Almond Board: Importance of Spatial Mapping
In this Almond Update, we have part two of our three part series on the new almond mapping project. For the past two years, Almond Board of California (ABC), through …
Homemade Cold Remedy
Cathy Isom tells us about some ingredients you may already have in your kitchen to remedy a cold. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock …
EPA Investigating Reports of Improper Dicamba Use
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating dicamba drift issues reported in southeastern Missouri. Pro Farmer reports the EPA executed search warrants earlier this month looking for signs that the …
Cancer Agency Asked Experts to Withhold Glyphosate Documents
An exclusive report by Reuters reveals The World Health Organization’s cancer agency advised academic experts not to disclose documents they were asked to release under U.S. freedom of information laws. …
Judge Considering Merits of Beef Checkoff Lawsuit
A decision on whether or not a lawsuit against the Beef Checkoff can continue will be issued at an “unannounced future date.” A federal judge heard arguments for 55 minutes …
Canada PM Warming up to TPP, CETA Still Possible
Canada’s Prime Minister appears to be warming up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement following the stalled negotiations of a trade deal between the European Union and Canada. Sponsored ContentLet’s …