How the USDA is helping small farms. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listed several ways the…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
…said, you know, we may lose farms,” Vilsack said. “And when those farms are lost, we lose the farm families. And when those farm families are lost, we lose young…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
…The information collected directly from producers shows a continued decline in the total number of U.S. farms. However, the data also show a rise in the number of new and…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
…Secretary Karen Ross. Census of Agriculture information, which is collected directly from producers, shows a continued decline in the total number of California farms. However, the data also shows an…
Family Farming and Industry Unity at the Core of California Raisins
…since its establishment over 60 years ago, has found enduring success because of unity between families and the industry. For Victor Packing and many other family farms like it, Sahatjian…
New NCBA President Says Death Tax, Farm Bill Important for 2024
…to keep these ranches and farms in transition. You have to be able to go to the next generation. You have to keep them viable. [With] the death tax, I…
Value-Added Producer Grants Available to Help Expand Markets
…the Value-Added Producer Grant program, part of the Local Agriculture Market Program, prioritizes beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small or medium-sized farms, family farm-structured ranches, farmer cooperatives, and mid-tier value chains….
Tax Relief Bill Passed in House Will Support Farming Businesses
…70. Some of the bipartisan bill’s provisions include restoring immediate research and development tax deductions for small businesses and providing expense and interest deductions for farmers and family-owned farms. “Farm…
Supporting Farm Operations Act Introduced in Congress
…for the system wide reform that is needed, this bill can provide immediate relief and ensure that we do not lose any more farms across America.” Brian German Ag News…
Large Family Farms Account for Bulk of Commodity Production
A look at what kinds of farms make up the majority of production. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Large-scale family farms accounted for a majority of the…
Newest Farm Bureau Location Shows Popularity of Urban Ag
…just kind of shows there’s this continued interest in it and I think in understanding again from even from our members that really our farms can look different, but also…
California Poultry Farms Struggling with Avian Flu Outbreaks
California poultry producers are struggling with a severe outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The World Organization of Animal Health has reported over 500 million birds lost globally to avian…
California Budget Proposal Includes Funding Reductions and Delays
…for drought relief to small farms. There is also a shift of $24 million from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) intended for the Livestock Methane…
California Chill Report: Grower Finds Success with Dormex in Pistachios
Gerry Watson, owner of Watson Ag Irrigation and Chemical, has reported promising results from trials using Dormex on his pistachio acreage in Fresno County. Watson, who also farms table grapes…