A major poultry magazine says there are many challenges facing the US poultry industry. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report An online article for World…
Rice Predictions for 2013
…can expect 2013 to be much like 2012. International prices play a big part in what rice producers here get for their crops. California’s rice is exported to Asia, the…
Another Drop for Cotton
California cotton farmers may be seeing less pay in 2013. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report In fact, cotton producers nation-wide are expected to reduce cotton…
IDFA Responds to Farm Bill Extension
The International Dairy Food Association is in sharp contrast to The National Milk Producers Federation in response to the passage of a Farm Bill extension. Click to Open or Download…
Ag Groups Respond to Farm Bill Extension
…now affect their ability to get help from those programs. Meanwhile, The National Milk Producers Federation released a statement calling the farm bill extension a devastating blow to the nation’s…
Trying To Predict the Future of Ag
…the worst drought since the ‘30’s, driving production of many crops in the nation down, and driving up prices for those crops. That effected dairy, egg and livestock ranchers here…
Dairy Trade with Russia
Is it a step in the right direction for dairy trade with Russia? Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The National Milk Producers Federation is applauding…
Fresno Food Expo
It’s becoming known a marketing opportunity for food growers, producers, winemakers and brewers in the San Joaquin Valley. Sabrina Hill reports on the Fresno Food Expo. Click to Open or…
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…assistance, and trade promotion programs, generally. • Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-1): Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit Jurisdiction: Livestock, dairy, poultry, meat, seafood and seafood products, inspection, marketing, and promotion of…
Cattle Rustling in California
…In fact, a division of the CDFA is dedicated just to this. It’s the Bureau of Livestock ID. The bureau keeps track of the transport, sale and slaughter of cattle…
2012 Census of Agriculture Arriving in Mailboxes
…to your mailbox leads to an opportunity to help shape farm programs, boost rural services and grow your farm future. But for producers across the country, that opportunity will soon…
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program
…a program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners take conservation to the next level. CSP is aimed at producers who are already established conservation stewards, helping them to deliver…
CA Raisin Appeal
An appeal from a group of California raisin producers is headed to the Supreme Court. It’s the latest movement in the Horne V. US Department of Agriculture case, which stems…
Lucas Selected to Serve Second Term
…Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that our agricultural producers are not burdened with unreasonable and costly regulations. “And, we advanced a strong, reform-minded, fiscally responsible…