Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

Dan Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Drought, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Water

…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…

NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications

Taylor Hillman Education

…producers and ranching families across the country. NCBA is producer directed and consumer focused, which creates a unique opportunity to unify policy and marketing efforts for the beef industry. Similarly,…

The Farmwoman

Dan Features, General, This Land of Ours

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…

USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6

Dan Cattle, Dairy & Livestock, Education, General, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Poultry, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables

…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…

Past Practices Responsibility of Present Farmers

Taylor Hillman Water

Higher nitrate levels in groundwater reservoirs are partly due to farming practices from decades ago, yet reflect poorly on today’s growers. Responsibility of Present Farmers Nitrates in groundwater is what’s…