…company’s large hog farms. The neighbors had filed an unreasonable nuisance lawsuit because of odors, flies, and large trucks rumbling down the road. The jury says Smithfield owes the compensation…
Ag Holds Roundtable on Lawsuit Abuse
A special agriculture roundtable discussion took place on Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina. The goal was to highlight a recent wave of nuisance lawsuits in the state targeting hog farms….
NRCS Partners in California Receive $1.3 Million for Conservation Innovations
…California’s farms and ranches,” said Jeff White, NRCS acting state conservationist in California. “The projects continue California’s commitment to soil health and its management across the landscape.” CIG grants awarded…
Federal Officials Critical of California’s Latest Water Proposal
…the science-based proposal that would save our fish while preserving our water rights,” Denham said in a statement. “Sacramento’s radical water grab would cripple the Central Valley’s economy, farms and…
Agri View: Problems Farmers Face Each Year
…afford a giant 10 wheeler semi truck. Agriculture is just as dependent on these vehicles as any other industry. How may farms can stay functional without farm labor? Now. Here…
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce. “USDA encourages any cotton producer to look into these important safety net programs,” Farms with generic base acres that were planted or approved as…
Coalition Urges State Board to Reject ‘Unimpaired Flows’ Plan
…that “alternative pathways exist for the achievement of fish and wildlife goals.” Well beyond the impacts to farms and water districts, the coalition said, shockwaves from the board’s proposal “are…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…modern methods to leverage federal funds to increase private investment in broadband services for as many rural American homes, businesses, farms, schools and health care facilities as possible. “I have…
Agri View: Women Cattle Ranchers
…I saw a figure of what percentage of farms were owned by women recently. Some parts of being a woman on a farm are much harder for her than for…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…quickly as possible.” The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 40,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of…
Large Livestock Loan Drive Rise in Farm Lending
…trending higher, suggesting that farm consolidation has contributed to fewer and larger farms with larger lending needs. Increased lending for farming operations comes as the overall risk in the ag…
California Water Board Central Valley Plan Bad for Farmers/Consumers
…their plan is bad enough. It will take water from communities in the south as well as hundreds of central California farms. But there are more phases to come, all…
Trade War Endangers Farmers, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Scott VanderWal and Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening warned Congress that many farms will lose money and even go out of business entirely…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…Agri-logic, AjO, Azadi, BioFiltro, BLH Aguatech, BoxPower, HerdDogg, Map Thread, Re-Nuble, Spooky Action, Sweep Energy, Tiny Farms and Waterfind. One company, HerdDogg, used the campus farm to test its dairy…