…selling or leaving their land. SGMA’s requirements, aimed at addressing water scarcity, have raised concerns about the viability of farming in California’s central valley. Experts note that falling land values…
Farmers Supporting Monarch Butterflies
…bloom throughout the growing season. This creates mutual benefits for both wildlife and the farming community. Monarch butterflies rely heavily on milkweed, both for laying their eggs and as a…
Urban Ag Acreage Reporting Adjustments
DepositPhotos image The Farm Service Agency recently adjusted reporting requirements for crop acreage to take vertical farming and other urban ag and innovative production practices into account. Rod Bain has…
Automation at FIRA Tackles Labor Challenges in Agriculture
…noted. These economic pressures mean many farms are relocating to regions like Arizona, Mexico, or Peru where costs are lower. Automation offers a potential lifeline to keep farming operations viable…
California Agriculture Faces Challenges but Promises Innovation, Says Secretary Ross
…the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), forcing them to reconsider their crops and farming practices. Ross acknowledged the difficulty of these transitions. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross “Every generation goes through…
Automation Takes Center Stage at FIRA USA Event
Autonomous agricultural robot equipped with soil-friendly crawler tracks and a attachment for ploughing of fields. Self-driving robot with autopilot using a GPS navigation system for smart farming. DepositPhotos image The…
UC ANR Project to Help Underserved Farmers in SoCal with Land Ownership
…the 2022 Agricultural Census. For many marginalized communities, historical inequities have limited access to land and farming opportunities. Chandra Richards, land equity academic coordinator for the University of California Cooperative…
New Ag Literacy Resource Highlights U.S. Food and Farm Facts
…farming in the U.S. – how our food system works – remains high,” said Zippy Duvall, Foundation Chairman and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. “This resource provides a…
American Agriculture History Minute: Irrigation Developed in the Great American Desert
…N. Byers passed out seeds to make his newspaper the principal chronicle of early farming in Colorado. By the 1870s, Byers facilitated the colony of Greeley, Colorado’s first major agricultural…
NCBA Releases Findings from Cattle Producer Tax Survey
…our farming and ranching heritage, we need Congress to step up and back tax provisions that help cattle producers save more of their hard earned money and set up the…
American Agriculture History Minute: Boone Teaches Farming Methods
…Daniel Morgan Boone to teach Indian settlers and other early American settlers updated farming methods. Indeed, Boone was the son of the famous frontiersman from Kentucky. That’s today’s American Agriculture…
Applications Now Open for OFRF’s 2025 Farmer-Led Trials Program
DepositPhotos image Organic and transitioning farmers and ranchers can now apply for the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)’s Farmer-Led Trials (FLT) Program for the 2025 season. This program offers a…
2024 GAP Report Warns of Slowdown in Global Agricultural Productivity
…in farming tools and technologies are being developed, many farmers cannot access them, creating a gap between innovation and adoption. This gap, referred to as the “valley of death,” hinders…
Farmers Left in Crisis as Poultry Company Abandons Contracts
…farming,” he said. “We have something for dairy, we have something for grain, but poultry? Nothing.” One of the key concerns is the lack of a safety net for poultry…