…partners.” The Friant-Kern Canal delivers an average of more than one million acre-feet of water every year to more than 18,000 farms throughout the Central Valley. The bill is being…
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
…reduce inputs while increasing production. Our farms are an asset the world needs now, unlike any other time in history. Our farmers can also help solve the climate change crisis….
The Western View: New Income Source From Farming?
…They have a history of helping farms around the country improve production by employing techniques that improve the organic content of the soil. It seems like a given – farms…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
…farms Validating use of swine oral fluids to confirm farm or region positive or negative status Exploring the potential to isolate the virus on one area of a farm to…
Central Valley Dairy Biogas Facility to be Largest in U.S.
…end of the year. Calgren Dairy Fuels recently completed the renewable natural gas facility which will collect manure from four local dairy farms and process it using an anaerobic digestor. …
Analyzing Genomes to Improve Disease Control in Poultry
…same farms in the last three years and in the 1990s were nearly identical. This illustrates the ease with which virulent Marek’s disease viruses can persist and spread between flocks…
Research Finds One-Third of Food Grown Goes Unharvested
…fields, but the research suggested that those estimates can be far too conservative. Data collected on more than 100 farms in northern and central California showed that in-field food waste…
Farm Evaluation and Nitrogen Management Plan Reporting
Rapid Response of Dairy Industry in Addressing Methane Emissions The dairy industry has been making significant strides in lowering methane emissions on dairy farms. Farmers have been proactive in the…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…mostly corn, soybeans and wheat. “Agricultural producers across the country are facing significant challenges and tough decisions on their farms and ranches,” USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation…
Assistance Payments May Be More Evenly Distributed This Go Around
…being received by the top ten percent of farms. Using data obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, EWG discovered that the top one percent of recipients were awarded an…
Preparing for the Next Phase of the Produce Safety Rule
…farms that have average annual sales of more than $500,000 over the last three years. Operations considered ‘small’ farms, which have average sales between $250,000 and $500,000, are already expected…
Raising Royal Palm Turkeys for Meat or for Show?
…be used for commercial meat production, although some smaller scale farms will raise the Royal Palm turkeys for meat. Part of the reason this variety is not raised mainly for…
Agricultural Co-Op Consolidation Continues
…economy downturn, averaging four percent annually in 2016 and 2017. The report found that Co‑ops have continued to consolidate even as the number of farms and farmers has stabilized. Beginning…
Proposed Changes to Agricultural Visa Program Show Promise
…pursue that goal with Congress and the administration. H-2A reform is only one piece of the puzzle.” The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on…