…remained relatively flat. The AWC asserts that another wage increase will make it even more difficult for many farms to remain operational after a series of trade disruptions and low…
U.S. Poultry Companies Poised for Success in China
…farmers and support thousands of workers employed by the U.S. poultry industry.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that a total of 172 U.S. poultry…
Celebrating An American Christmas
…say, It began with the dawn of the industrial age. People began moving from villages and farms into the cities, and began working in factories instead of fields. It was…
Mr. Claus Granted Movement Permit in United States
…a variety of food items, all of which come from approved locations and none of which pose a threat to U.S. animal or plant health. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Workshop to Address New Climate Reality for Farmers
…will be presented can be applied to farms statewide. “We’re trying to hit all of those major points looking at soil health and looking at practices that can be adopted…
Farm System Reform Act Looks to Overhaul Animal Agriculture
…moratorium on expanding large factory farms and would also slowly phase out large concentrated animal feeding operations over the next 20 years. Introduced by potential Democratic presidential candidate Senator Cory…
Groups Respond to Passage of USMCA
…very pleased that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This past year, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates have forcefully…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 12-18-19
AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman hosts the show today with Danielle on assignment. The episode covers produce safety rule inspections that are coming for small farms sooner than expected, fed’s getting…
USDA to Make Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America
Announcement Made at Round One Investment in Iowa (USDA/RD) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department…
House Passage of Immigration Bill Heartens Farm Bureau
…and their immediate families, to make the H-2A guestworker program more valuable and flexible, and to ease the chronic employee shortages that have troubled so many farms and ranches around…
Farming Couples from Tehama and Napa Counties Earn Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
…to young agricultural professionals who contribute through involvement in agriculture, leadership activities and Farm Bureau. Seth Duivenvoorden, a third-generation farmer, said he “wears every hat” at the family’s Duivenvoorden Farms,…
California Farm Bureau Re-Elects Officers
…Meeting in Monterey. Johansson Johansson, the 16th CFBF president, grows olives and citrus fruit in Oroville and operates an olive oil company, Lodestar Farms. “It is the honor of a…
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
…individuals who interact with farmers and ranchers to recognize signs of stress and offer help. Based on the farm stress program Michigan State University Extension developed for the U.S. Department…
Unique DIY Wreaths Inspired by Your Own Garden
…such as boxwood, pine, spruce, cedar, juniper, or fir. If you can’t forage these branches, you can find options for sale at garden centers or Christmas tree farms. How about…