…childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
…change their future, if they commit the time and resources to the effort. Wenger spoke during the opening session of the 98th CFBF Annual Meeting in Monterey. “Those people who…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…program is worthless, because after you sign up they change the feed calculators and it doesn’t take into consideration farms that grow their own feed and rent land.” A full…
Poultry Industry Fears RFS Increase Will Alter Grain Prices
…billion gallons, up six percent from 2016. The poultry industry fears the increase will change the amount of corn set aside for ethanol production upward and send corn prices higher….
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…rolling out its very own Healthy Soils Program, financed as part of the California Climate Investments funded with Cap-and-Trade funds. The Healthy Soils Program recognizes the climate change benefits of…
Edible Plants You Re-Grow
…from many fruits can be replanted, though often they will grow into trees, which may or many not eventually bear fruit, depending on climate, pollination, and location. So why not…
More Volatility Ahead for Cattle Markets
…averaged $911 in losses from the cycle high, with 750 lb. feeder steers falling $941. Blach adds, “Commodity cycles are a good reminder of how quickly things can change.” From…
Proposed Tax Regulation a Threat to Future Cattle Farms
The U.S. Treasury Department recently proposed a rule change that would lower or even eliminate valuation discounts on family-owned entities. The Internal Revenue Service hosted a forum to discuss the…
Agri View: Food Production Impact
…fungicide use. And ending all GMO production. Now you just think how that would change the climate. And how healthy our environment would be. Then he began to show how…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…here. It’s just we’re going to have to change cropping.” Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Kevin Hecteman is an assistant editor of Ag Alert….
Stink Bug Could Infest by the Tens of Thousands
…Mediterranean climate of the major agriculture areas. “We don’t know if it can survive in these hot, dry summers here in the Central Valley,” he said. “We do know it’s…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…new plan’s fundamental premise is that efficient water use helps all of California better prepare for longer and more severe droughts caused by climate change. California recently suffered the driest…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…up to address the growing impacts of a changing climate. With USDA’s support, they work to implement voluntary practices that improve air and water quality, prevent soil erosion and create…
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports
…the United States became the world’s third-largest dairy product exporter, behind New Zealand and the European Union (EU). This export status was a significant change for an industry previously focused…