…are increasingly anxious about what ‘closing the border’ might mean for their farms and ranches. This is especially true for growers who have had H-2A applications approved and are expecting…
Farmers Need Disaster Relief Now
The following statement concerning congressional efforts to provide disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Farms and ranches across the…
New Report Highlights the Scale of Industry Concentration in Agriculture
…market presence, with the overall number of dairy farms dropping from close to 650,000 in 1970 to approximately 40,000 now. The report also makes note of consolidation within the farm…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion of the Produce Safety Rule
…remains intact.” The announcement of enforcement discretion comes as compliance inspections for large farms are set to begin relatively soon. After receiving input from industry members and conducting its own…
Western View: Nebraska Flooded; Farmers Need A Hand
…of April. As the waters recede, the losses will be laid bare. The livestock – entire herds, dairies, pig farms, chicken coops – much of them will be gone. Fields…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…drive innovation on their farms, sustain and renew our planet, and enrich their communities,” said Mary Snapp, corporate vice president and lead for Microsoft Philanthropies. The FarmBeats Kits are part…
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
…the number of beef and dairy farms in that region, resulting in the adjusted sample size of 1,200 producers. “For more than 25 years, the checkoff has commissioned an outside…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…number of farms affected. That’s 166 additional farms and more than 664,000 pigs euthanized compared to the existing scenario of no preclinical transmission, Arzt added. Failure to account for information…
Survey Evaluating Energy Costs of Groundwater Pumping Remains Open
A research project looking into the energy costs associated with groundwater pumping is seeking participation from growers via an online survey of farms and ranches. Producers are being encouraged to…
Almond Matters: Value and Quality of Drone Monitoring Continues to Increase
…average consumer photography type drones to growers who want to just monitor how their farms look today. Whether they’re taking a flyby video, or they’re getting into the basics of…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
(L to R) Rich Rominger, Justin Rominger, Bruce Rominger Image courtesy Bruce Rominger Well-known Rominger Brothers Farms got national recognition for their ongoing conservation efforts. The Yolo County Natural Resources…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…has failed everyone…it has failed to protect fish species and it’s failed to provide water to the communities, businesses and farms who need it most. The current biological opinions in…
Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Report Confirms One Source, Others Undetermined
…from the reservoir doesn’t explain how lettuce grown on other ranches or farms identified by traceback may have been contaminated. So, this one farm cannot explain the entire outbreak.” The…
Secretary Perdue on the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report
…and by harnessing public-private partnerships as USDA has done for decades, we are doing all we can to bring reliable, affordable broadband to homes, farms, ranches, schools, and healthcare sites…