Southern California avocado growers could change how the industry operates as they experiment with high density farming. Trying High Density Farming The price of water in San Diego County is…
Making ‘Friends of Farming’
The local-food push and the growing popularity of small farm venues has triggered a county farm bureau to create a new education program. Making ‘Friends of Farming’ San Diego County…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
…social media to paint an ugly picture of traditional farming. “I think it is always important to remind folks that farmers want the same things consumers want – healthy, safe,…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…decades. Since the 1980s, environmental regulations have limited—and sometimes cut—the surface water supply, thereby encouraging more groundwater pumping. The latest drought has exposed farming’s growing vulnerability to water shortages, particularly…
Wearable Ag Technology – Now and In the Future
Cathy Isom checks out how wearable technology is shaping the future of farming. Wearable Ag Technology…
PBS Video: California Announces Mandatory Rrestrictions to Curb Drought
…would affect water use for landscaping and lawns, farming, golf courses and more. Brown joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the unprecedented emergency measures and how it may have an impact…
Agri View: Aquaculture
Everett Griner talks about oyster farming steadily growing in today’s Agri View. Aquaculture…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Agricultural Trade and Workforce Immigration Issues in San Diego
…vital not only for our national and state economies, but also for the livelihood of our shared agricultural workforce, farming communities and export related jobs in major cities.” The meeting…
Western View: Drought Crisis Response Is Too Little
…fixes. Nothing in the legislation gets us back to farming by bringing more water in to the Central Valley. We’re still watering lawns in LA and saving the smelt while…
Agri View: Skilled Operators
Everett Griner talks about how crop dusting is essential to farming in today’s Agri View. Skilled Operators…
The Farmwoman
The changing face of farming includes a younger operator and for this story, a female proprietor. Cathy Isom looks at one farmwoman’s life on the farm. The Farmwoman…
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
…Agriculture, we used typology to further explore the demographics of who is farming and ranching today,” said NASS Statistics Division Director Hubert Hamer. “What we found is that family-owned businesses,…
28th Small Farm Conference in San Diego
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Showing small operations how to make farming successful is the focus of the California Small Farm Conference. Every year growers come to the conference to seek…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
…this edition of USDA Week In Review, healthy eating at schools, organic egg farming, and food prices rising a bit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fsa.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…