…million total to BFRDP over the next 5 years. Value-Added Producer Grant Program was modified to allow USDA to better target small and mid-sized family farms, beginning and socially-disadvantaged farmers,…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
…they achieve net farm income well above the average of the previous decade. Mid-sized farms and livestock producers continue to face challenges as a result of prolonged drought. We are…
Snow Survey Finds Slightly Increased Water Content
…by cities and farms this summer. “We welcome the late storms but they are not enough to end the drought,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “We can’t control the weather…
CA Lawmakers Announce Drought Field Hearing
…to parched farms and cities. Rep. David G. Valadao (CA-21) stated,“California, especially the San Joaquin Valley has been suffering from drought conditions severely exacerbated by erroneous federal regulations for several…
AgNeTVideo: Using Solar on Dairy Farms
Dylan Dupre, vice president of sales at SPG Solar, discusses the use of solar energy on dairy farms….
Drought Leads to Early Removal of Almonds
…he is destroying 1,000 acres of almond trees and has earmarked another 1,000 acres for removal. “I don’t know what else to do,” said Baker, who farms west of Firebaugh….
Cirrus Aircraft, the Way to Get ‘Out and About’
California is a big state, so it can be time consuming to be ‘out and about’ especially if you have farms in different areas. Beth Duff, with Cirrus Aircraft says…
Water Crisis Results from Years of Inaction
…Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm…
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Announces Zero Water Allocation for California Farms
…changes that will capture any new water that comes in the near future–water that could have a dramatic impact on communities and the ability of farms to survive this crisis….
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results
…and ranchers. A bright spot in the data is the slight increase in young farmers and the stable number of small farms and large-scale farms. This reflects our work to…
USDA Releases a First Look at 2012 Census of Agriculture Results
…to 2012. The report included information on farm numbers, land in farms and farmer demographics. At the national level: · The United States had 2.1 million farms, down 4.3 percent…
Farm Leader Welcomes National Focus on Drought
…and the need to recharge groundwater as important elements to solve long-term water problems. “The current regulatory structure fails to balance the needs of rural communities and farms with the…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…dairy in Marin County, Calif. I had a chance to meet with the Giacomini family during my tour of several California farms last month. Jill explained that conservation improves the…
California Farm Bureau Supports Senate Bill to Address Water Crisis
…to benefit our people and our environment,” he said. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as…