…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
…of U.S. pork to the region. The work will include swine health field projects, including collection and analysis of disease samples, which are valuable data for all participants and U.S.…
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
…field strains in U.S. commercial flocks. To help improve the control of Marek’s disease, veterinary medical officer John Dunn and his team at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory in…
Research Finds One-Third of Food Grown Goes Unharvested
According to a recent report looking at food waste in the U.S., a significant amount of waste actually begins out in the fields of production. An estimated 40 percent of…
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
WASHINGTON, (USDA/FSA) – Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant crops on more than 19.4 million acres in 2019, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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
…the current H-2A agricultural visa program could be one element of a solution, while Congress continues to work on broader legislation. The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans to modernize…