Cathy Isom asked after 86 years of being free of foot and mouth disease in the U.S., the big question still being asked, are we ready if it returns? There …
Agri View: Breakfast Cost
Most people don’t know it but eggs are one of the most consumed foods in the whole world. Most of us do know that egg farmers have had a hard …
Porksgiving
Cathy Isom tells us how people are giving back to others who give this holiday season, in the name of pork. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef …
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
USDA Pacific region field crop review. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt RamseyNovember 4, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Beef on Dairy …
California Federal Milk Order Hearing Comes to a Close
The 40-day hearing to promulgate a California Federal Milk Marketing Order came to a close on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Fresno, California. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
Food Brings Us Together All Year – But Thanksgiving is Special
What stands out as the highlight of this day for me, though isn’t the food itself so much as the sharing of it. The people around our tables – friends …
Turkey Thaw
This is the one time of year that many of us have to deal with preparing a giant frozen turkey and getting it on to the table on time. Cathy …
Agri View: Thanksgiving Turkey
Thanksgiving time is here. A big problem a lot of people expected did not happen this year. There is no shortage of turkeys. Everett Griner talks about the availability of …
Cattle Feedlots Continue to Suffer Losses
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report shows low placements and marketings, but the result is still a two percent larger feedlot inventory. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
A bipartisan group of former U.S. Department of Agriculture secretaries, today issued an open letter urging Congress to pass the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The former secretaries note that opening …
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
SACRAMENTO, November 20, 2015 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications today, November 20, 2015, for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). …
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
Thanksgiving Dinner Up a Tad, to Just Over $50 From: The American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 30th annual informal price survey of classic items found …
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
New NRCS handbook to support conservation on organic farms From NRCS: By Ben Bowell and Lindsay Haines Consumer demand for organic products continues to grow. The Organic Trade Association, which …
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan: Key Outcomes for Agriculture Secretary Vilsack arrived in Japan today to meet with agricultural counterparts. The United States recently concluded negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) …