There is a lot of work taking place to help develop sorghum opportunities in the West. National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust highlighted the Salk Institute investing $2 million to …
AFBF Priorities Rolling into 2021: Water, Taxes, Trade, Farm Bill
As the 2020 year inches closer to an end, American Farm Bureau won’t stop working on issues facing the agriculture industry. American Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Dale Moore says …
Cultivating Safety on the Farm
Living and working on a farm or ranch can be beneficial but also dangerous. The National Farm Medicine Center focuses on developing safety resources for parents and their children who …
Still Time to Participate in the Annual Latino Farmer Conference
There is still time to participate in the 6th annual Latino Farmer Conference. Changes have been made to the conference this year to abide by public safety protocols in California. Not …
Series of ‘How To’ Videos Released By USDA-NRCS
A video series of ‘How-To’ guides has recently been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and farmers.gov. The Soil Health: How To video …
Will Water Supply Momentum Pick Back Up With New Administration?
There was some progress on fixing California’s water supply issues before the state legally challenged the outgoing administration. Will that momentum pick back up under the new administration? At the …
Public Comment Sought for Water Quantity in the West
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking for input on water quantity issues in the West. USDA is seeking public comment on water quantity issues related to existing Natural …
Beef Industry Largely Rebounding from Initial Pandemic Challenges
The beef industry is largely rebounding from the initial challenges that COVID-19 presented earlier in the year. The pandemic created a significant strain on the beef supply chain early on. …
Almond Matters: Still Time for Fall Herbicide Applications
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, growers still have ample opportunity to make their fall herbicide applications. California has experienced very little rainfall for the current water …
Animal Activist Attempt to Tie Animal Agriculture to Pandemic
If you thought pandemic related stay-at-home orders would stop animal activists, think again. Animal activist are attempting to tie the current COVID-19 pandemic to animal agriculture with a “cancel animal …
Agriculturalists From Fresno and San Diego Counties Win Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
A Fresno County couple who expanded their agritourism business during the pandemic and a vintner who has worked to raise the profile of San Diego County wines have earned awards …
Almond Update: State of the Industry Points of Positives of 2020
The 2020 Virtual Almond Conference is underway. Almond Board of California’s CEO Richard Waycott, Chair Kent Stenderup, and Vice-Chair Brian Wahlbrink attempted to tackle summarizing a turbulent 2020 at the State …
Water Accounting and Trading Platform Workshop Series Begins December 16
A series of workshops on California’s first open-source Water Accounting and Trading Platform is set to begin next week. The first in a series of scheduled workshops will take place …
2020 Giving Tuesday Donations Break UC ANR Records
The 2020 Giving Tuesday donations for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources have broken records for the organization’s previous giving campaigns. “I am thrilled to report that we raised over $196,000 …