…General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Jurisdiction: Program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas, lentils, the Commodity Credit Corporation, risk management,…
2012 Census of Agriculture Arriving in Mailboxes
…millions of farmers and ranchers across the United States. Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census provides detailed data covering…
What’s Ahead for Agriculture?
…Report Colin Woodall is Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Beef Association. He says he expects the next two years to be rough for agriculture, especially where the…
CA Turkey Farmer Finalist in Competition
A Northern California turkey farmer is a national finalist to become the face for a newly formed alliance of farmers and ranchers. Tim Nilsen is one of nine finalists and…
Beef Leader says Farm Bill Needed Now
It’s a call to action for individuals in agriculture. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Colin Woodall is Vice President of Government Affairs for the National…
CDFA Schedules Hearing on Milk Pricing
…dairies are paid less for their class 4B milk than the national amount. Class 4b milk is used to make cheese and dry whey products. To see the full hearing…
Winter Farmers Markets Gain Popularity
Winter farmer’s markets are becoming more common. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The markets were once only in warmer months, but the national farmer’s market directory has seen…
Cotton Plowdown in Fresno County
…not planted to cotton this season. If re-growth does occur during the host-free period in 2013, the grower/landowner will be cited for a violation of cotton plowdown regulations. Be sure…
Good Year for Olive Oil
…overall crop has the potential to pass 2-million gallons. According to the California Olive Oil Council, weather and ripeness determine the exact time the harvest begins, and different varieties of…
CA Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
With the sound of bagpipes and the National Anthem, the California Farm Bureau Federation’s 94th Annual Meeting General Session is underway in Pasadena. Federation president Paul Wenger kicked off the…
California Egg Farmers File Lawsuit
…enclosure space per bird, however the organization will not explain how they came up with that interpretation of the law. ACEF has worked with the HSUS to establish national standards…
Letter Demands Vote on Farm Bill
…aspects of agriculture and included the National Farmers Union, Associated Milk Producers, National Corn Growers Association, Western Growers and hundreds of others. To read the letter in full, click here….
Former Ag Secretaries Speak at Meeting
Three former United States Secretaries of Agriculture took the stage at the annual convention of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters this month in Kansas City. Sabrina Hill was there…
Business as Usual for Congress
The farm bill and estate tax are two big issues facing lawmakers when they return to Washington and according to National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Colin…