…worth of sales. “For the first time in our county’s history we had over $1 billion in crop and livestock sales and that’s something to celebrate,” said Brent Burchett, San…
Livestock Groups Call Attention to Judicial Activism in Sage Grouse Case
…sage grouse habitat.” – PLC President Bob Skinner “These professional environmental litigants care less about genuine conservation of the sage grouse and more about pushing livestock off of federal lands….
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-10-19
…for livestock and poultry farmers and how the Almond Board of California is helping growers meet their sustainability goals. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
FACT Grants Available for Livestock and Poultry Farmers
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is now accepting applications for three different types of grants that are available for livestock and poultry farmers. FACT awards competitive grants to independent family farmers…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
Fresno County has now officially become the top agricultural county in California and the U.S. for the first since 2013 after the release of Tulare County’s 2018 Crop and Livestock…
The Reality of the Beef Checkoff
…Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Cattlemen’s Beef Board Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education Meat Import Council of America National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Livestock Producers Association North…
California Sued for Violating Constitution with Proposition 12
…the measure. “Prop 12 hurts the family on a budget with higher prices for pork, veal and eggs, and unfairly punishes livestock producers outside of California by forcing them to…
President Trump Signs U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. Ag Groups Respond
…than $2 billion in the most recent marketing year. This is a high-value market for our livestock industry, therefore, also a major purchaser of U.S. corn through exported meats. NCGA…
Sugar Beets Show Strong Potential as Livestock Feed
Production of sugar beets in California has all but disappeared over the past decade, however, the crop could provide dairy farmers with another option for nutritious forage. Researchers have been…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-26-19
…Japan, CDFA’s new ‘One-Stop-Shop” farmer resource portal and the potential of sugarbeets as livestock feed. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal…
Participating in Agricultural Meetings Creates Long-Term Benefits
…industry informed on important issues. “It’s an all-encompassing benefit for everyone,” said Brooke Latack, Cooperative Extension Livestock Advisor serving Imperial, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. “Not just the farmers, but…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
…experience above normal livestock deaths because of specific weather events, as well as from disease or animal attacks, may qualify for assistance under USDA’s Livestock Indemnity Program. Producers who suffer losses…
UC Researchers Looking for Targeted Grazers
Cooperative Extension personnel are working to compile a comprehensive list of ranchers who do targeted grazing. Livestock and Range Management Advisor in Sonoma County, Stephanie Larson has been reaching out…
Central Valley Dairy Biogas Facility to be Largest in U.S.
…reduce more than 50 million metric tons of greenhouse gases. A California law passed in 2016 requires that methane emissions levels from livestock be reduced by 40 percent from 2013…