…can enroll for both 2019 and 2020 during the same visit to an FSA county office. ARC and PLC have options for the farm operator who is actively farming the…
NIFA Grant Helps Guide Future Organic Research
…the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) through NIFA’s Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI). The two organizations were jointly awarded funding for the proposal…
The Western View: More Midwest Flooding: Can California Fill The Gap?
…in places; freeways and roads are still closed and farmsteads are still under water with houses, barns, and equipment sheds all standing in feet of floodwater. The topsoil has been…
Chlorpyrifos Sales to End in California by February 2020
…Agriculture (CDFA) will be continuing to work toward finding an alternative product that will be as effective as chlorpyrifos has been for California farmers. The agreement reached between DPR and…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 10-09-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering U.S. administrators urging approval of USMCA, changes in farming…
Efforts to Modernize Endangered Species Act
…legislation has been around for a number of decades, but the way it’s currently being implemented is having a very detrimental impact on a number of issues that impact agriculture,…
The Changing Demographics of Farming
…have female producers, farming on nearly 11 million acres of land. The profile also noted that a few more than 11,000 farms have Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish producers, which account…
California Sued for Violating Constitution with Proposition 12
…dictate farming practices across the nation. California’s overreach creates an unworkable patchwork of differing state regulations that will make it impossible for the supply chain, from small farmers to your…
USDA Announces Support for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…in these communities. Projects funded under the 2501 Program include — but are not limited to — conferences, workshops, and demonstrations on various farming techniques, and connecting underserved farmers and…
UC ANR Takes In-Depth Look at the Cannabis Industry
…Act. Further complicating matters is the funding support that was allocated to further research on cannabis has yet to arrive as the guidelines for distributing funding have still not been…
Raised Bed Gardening Kid Friendly Veggies
What better way to teach a child where there food comes from than in a garden. Cathy Isom tells you about some kid friendly veggies to grow in a raised…
CDFA’s New ‘One-Stop-Shop” Farmer Resource Portal
…ranchers by increasing access to information to help farming operations. The portal is available here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/farmerresources/ This webpage is a “one-stop shop” for farmers and ranchers to find information about…
Participating in Agricultural Meetings Creates Long-Term Benefits
…workshop and learn more about those types of farming operations, I can learn more about the system as a whole,” Latack noted. “Even within the same commodity, it can really…
Shaping the ‘Women for the Land’ Initiative in California
…landowners to adopt environmentally sound farming practices, protect farmland, and improve the viability of their farms.” On Wednesday, September 25 AFT is hosting a focus group at the San Diego…