…1 out of every 5 farmers operated a farm for less than 10 years. Young, beginning principal operators who reported their primary occupation as farming increased from 36,396 to 40,499…
Meeting to Focus on Future of CA Ag
…On average, California agriculture supports approximately 400,000 on-farm jobs related to crop production, harvesting and overall farming. This does not include the non-farm jobs directly related to agriculture such as…
USDA Loans for Veterans
Val Dolcini Many veterans are turning to farming after their military career and the USDA has loan programs that can help them get started. Sabrina Hill talks with California State…
USDA Announces Funding to Train and Educate Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…help farmers, ranchers and managers of non-industrial private forest land – specifically those aiming to start farming and those who have been farming or ranching for 10 or fewer years….
Innovation Awards Return to Regional Food Show
…debuted at the 2013 Fresno Food Expo New Product Awards from 32 different San Joaquin Valley-based companies. Products entered last year ranged from Phillips Farms Finger Limes and Gerawan Farming’s…
NASS Releases 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results
How is California agriculture changing? Early data released from the 2012 Census of Agriculture shows the ups and downs of farming in this state. NASS Releases 2012 Census of Agriculture…
Farming Opportunities for Veterans
Rod Bain Opportunities are growing for veterans who seek a career in agriculture. Rod Bain has the story. Farming Opportunities for Veterans…
Why Young Farmers Get Into Farming
…up with a new and beginning farmer who is only 36 and a part of a slowly evolving trend. Susan Carter has this story. Why Young Farmers Get Into Farming…
Drought Leads to Early Removal of Almonds
Credit: California Farm Bureau Federation By Christine Souza Fernando Salceda, an employee at Baker Farming Co. in Firebaugh, stands in an orchard the company has uprooted and shredded due to…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results
…of the farming population is a concern, we are hopeful that as we attract and retain the next generation of talent into rural America, this trend can also be reversed.”…
USDA Releases a First Look at 2012 Census of Agriculture Results
…The number of California farmers who reported farming as their primary occupation is up 4 percent from 2007. “The release of the preliminary 2012 Census of Agriculture results is only…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…may also drive them to increase stocking density, Robinson said. Even though Fresno County dairy farmer Steve Nash grows about 70 percent of his feed and describes his farming location…
AgNet West Exclusive Interview with Secretary Vilsack
…who is left hungry. I put on him something a state farming leader recently told me. A leader in California farmer recently told me “you can’t conserve your way out…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…drought impacts in farming and ranching communities. With California facing one of the most severe droughts on record, Governor Brown declared a drought State of Emergency last month and directed…