…the Ag Community Pacific Gas and Electric knows that the farming community is busy. Senior Customer Relationship Manager Brenda Baldwin said they are trying to reach out to farmers about…
Solar Energy Busy With California Ag
…and Electric says many farming operations in the central valley are updating to solar energy. Senior Customer Relationship Manager Brenda Baldwin says that activity may even increase with their new…
Breaking Point on Water for Farmers?
The farming community is adapting the best they can to drought conditions but how much more can they do? AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Breaking Point on Water…
Agriculture Recognized by Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…defined Ecosystem Services in agriculture as “the multiple benefits we gain from farming and ranching including crop and livestock production. In addition to valuable open space and wildlife habitat, the…
2014 Almond Crop Shows Increases
…is a testament to the state-of-the-art farming practices and techniques our growers use to minimize water use,” stated Bill Harp, almond grower and chairman of the Almond Board of California….
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…the CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel have been valuable assets by providing guidance and feedback on many aspects of program design. SWEEP requires a high level of technical…
Semper Fresh Farms Seeks to Help Vets into Ag
Semper Fresh founders Bryan Showalter and John Wagner A program in Monterey County that helps veterans around the state get into farming needs some help from the larger community. Sabrina…
USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…administrative fee for catastrophic policies. New farmers’ premium support rates will also increase ten percentage points during their first five years of farming. Beginning farmers will also receive a greater…
AgNeTVideo: Semper Fresh Fundraiser
Semper Fresh Farms helps train veterans in many aspects of farming. The founders are having a fundraiser Saturday, June 28th, 2014 to raise money for the program….
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…Cap-and-Trade discussion will focus on California as a national leader in taking preventative measures to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. “Farming is a multi-beneficial endeavor,” said CDFA Secretary…
Agri View: Future Foods
Everett Griner talks about preserving farming’s future in today’s Agri View. Future Foods…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…The Sage-Grouse Initiative teams up with partners in 11 western states to achieve wildlife conservation through sustainable ranching. From 2010 to 2013, the initiative enrolled more than 950 ranches and…
Agri View: Tropical Farming
Aerial View of Sugar Fields, Maui, Hawaii Everett Griner talks about Hawaii! It is not just for vacationing in today’s Agri View. Tropical Farming…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…never seen it this bad. He has a cousin who has been farming for almost 50 years and it is the same story. They both said this is far and…