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…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…perspective states.” Jon Bednarski, 2013 LCA recipient, shared his story as well. He started farming 12 years ago outside of Louisville, Ky. After meeting with NRCS, he discovered he was…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
Sanger High student Kendel Pichardo measures a fish for the project. Agriculture students at Sanger High School in Sanger, near Fresno, CA, are experimenting with new techniques of fish farming….
AgNeTVideo: Diversity in California Farming
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger speaks about diversity in California farming….
AgNeTVideo: California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger Agriculture Background
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger talks about his and family life in farming. California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger continues, speaking about the differences in farming over the years….
AgNeTVideo: CFBF President Wenger Discusses the King Amendment
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger speaks about the “King Amendment” and California farming….
USDA Designates California Ag Counties for Drought Disaster Assistance
…location of all FSA offices in any state. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has conservation-related disaster assistance to protect soil, water and habitat ( http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/). Small, non-farming businesses in…
Hundreds Gather for Water Rally
…disaster assistance to protect soil, water and habitat (www.nrcs.usda.gov). Small, non-farming businesses in USDA disaster-designated counties may be eligible for disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) (www.sba.gov/disaster)….
USDA Designates California Ag Counties for Drought Disaster Assistance
…habitat (www.nrcs.usda.gov). Small, non-farming businesses in USDA disaster-designated counties may be eligible for disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) (www.sba.gov/disaster). For a comprehensive online source for all…