…Agriculture, we used typology to further explore the demographics of who is farming and ranching today,” said NASS Statistics Division Director Hubert Hamer. “What we found is that family-owned businesses,…
Citrus Bloom Period for Districts 1 and 2 in Fresno
…(559) 600-1931 with any questions regarding the bloom period or the citrus/bee regulations. Fresno County Citrus Bee Protection Districts REMINDER: District 1’s boundary has been extended further west past Riverbend…
Kern County Bloom Report
…blossoms and reduce the potential of serious pesticide damage to the bees. All citrus growers, pest control operators, and beekeepers must comply with the regulations covering the citrus/bee protection areas….
28th Small Farm Conference in San Diego
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Showing small operations how to make farming successful is the focus of the California Small Farm Conference. Every year growers come to the conference to seek…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
…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…
Agri View: Next Generation
Everett Griner talks about farming facing an uncertain future in today’s Agri View. Next Generation…
Almond Board: Continue to Consider Bee Health
In today’s Almond Update, Danielle Veenstra discusses how growers can continue to consider bee health even after bloom. Almond Update for March 5…
Past Practices Responsibility of Present Farmers
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…
Growers Can Help Protect Bee Health
Becky Langer, Director of the Bayer Bee Care Program, talks with Sabrina Hill about bee health and how growers can help protect bees. Becky Langer – Bayer Bee Care Program…
Zero Allocations…Again
…farming, the environment or municipal needs and that is the definition of balance by federal decision makers which questions how they define balance,” states CCM President Joel Nelsen Two weeks…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…of continuous improvement and best management practices. Almond Leadership Program participants and their peers will be the stewards who will take farming to its next phase of efficiency, productivity and…
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…forward thinking farming practices, the organization has been a leader of resource protection for vineyards and wineries by addressing the three pillars of sustainability – social, environmental and economic responsibility….
Tickets are Now on Sale for Farm Night at the Film Festival
…than an occupation, it is often a calling that has been passed down, in many cases, from generation to generation. Moll traveled the country to interview and, eventually, to select…
Western View: Sustainable Agriculture
…confuses me. Any business wants to be sustainable, but the term means so much more when tied to farming. Just what is it? One group defines sustainable agriculture as the…