…to help them maximize plant stands and yield potential on every acre. The service helps growers tailor corn and soybean planting prescriptions to unique areas of each field. It includes…
Farmers, Ranchers Call on Capitol Hill to Address Agriculture’s Needs
…the American Farm Bureau Federation’s AFBF Advocacy Conference. Farmers and ranchers representing nearly all commodities from 43 states gathered in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss top policy priorities and…
Students Use National FFA Week to Share Importance of Agriculture
…others in need this week. It’s National FFA Week and a host of activities are planned to raise awareness about the National FFA Organization and the role it plays in…
FFA Students Attend State Leadership Academy
…the personal growth of each individual. Students learned about using conflict resolution techniques appropriately, setting goals, and building self-esteem. Each student created a plan of action which outlined a game…
CDFA Announces Public Meeting
…Phase II (Research) of its new Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, authorized by the Budget Act of 2014. CDFA was appropriated $12 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund…
Organizations Respond to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
…American diet is already 70-percent plant based – and further emphasizing plant-based diets will continue to have unintended consequences. The National Pork Board reminds Americans that meat – including pork…
USDA Secretary to Keynote Commodity Classic
…Secretary Vilsack back to Commodity Classic,” said National Corn Growers Association President Chip Bowling. “With so much going on in our nation’s capital that impact their lives, the audience will…
Western View: Critical Meeting Wednesday – You’re Invited
…they have closed the valve on a water delivery that could have had a big impact in the upcoming growing season. If you want to catch a bus ride up…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding Passage of H.R. 636
…Tax Relief Act of 2015, Congress is one step closer to securing Section 179 small business expensing permanently. “Farmers and ranchers are continually upgrading and adapting to make their businesses…
Spring Fling Fundraiser
…Giants Tickets Package with hotel stay, a Wild Duck Dinner, an Estate Plan, tour of the State Capitol and lunch with Assemblyman James Gallagher, The Henry .30/30 Rifle, Kings Tickets,…
Tickets are Now on Sale for Farm Night at the Film Festival
…and cinematography by award winning Director of Photography Harris Done, is an intimate introduction into the lives of young American farmers and ranchers. The high-risk and high-reward life is more…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Available
…public or private high school in either Yuba or Sutter County, must have an average to above-average academic record, and plan to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…Research Initiative Citrus Disease Research and Education (CDRE) program, which is made available through the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill). $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease Vilsack “Our HLB…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…extreme weather events. Through the creation of the National Drought Resilience Partnership, launched as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, federal agencies are working closely with states, tribes and…