…state has roughly 7,000 farms. The release also challenges any federal statutes or entities that he says illegally threaten New Mexico’s farming and ranching families. Representatives of the four largest…
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…means less conservation is implemented on our nation’s working farms and forestlands,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “Fortunately, Congress has elected to maintain or increase funding for the majority of…
Final Snowpack Almost Double the Average
…180 percent of average. “California’s cities and farms can expect good water supplies this summer. But this ample snowpack should not wash away memories of the intense drought of 2012-2016….
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…practices that benefit people and the environment. sandcountyfoundation.org ABOUT CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than…
Most Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Find Milk Buyers
…and literally comes days before they may have had to shut their doors for good. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says 58 farms had been in danger of closing. The farm sizes…
Almond Growers Check Effects of Rain at Bloom
…set the 2017 crop. As farmers evaluate their orchards in advance of the first official government estimate, they say the almond crop looks good, all things considered. The U.S. Department…
Progress on Canada Dairy Issue
…Press Tuesday that around 15 more farms have found buyers or have promising leads. If those deals go through, that means 20 to 25 of the 58 farms dropped by…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $4.8 million in available funding to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…Terry Swanson of Colorado, owner of Swanson Farms Maureen Torrey of New York, fresh market vegetable farmer Steve Troxler of North Carolina, farmer and commissioner of the North Carolina Department…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…flexibility for farms and small businesses. With a dependence on sound science, task force members will examine crop protection tools used by farmers and also address concerns regarding labor needed…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue, with his wife Mary, takes the oath of office administered by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in the U.S. Supreme Court Building, becoming the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture….
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…House to showcase the diverse nature of agriculture production in the U.S. California will be represented by A.G. Kawamura of California, third-generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…3) contributing to rural America’s well-being. “The U.S. cotton industry also believes that someone from this country’s second largest cotton-producing state well recognizes what is necessary to stabilize the U.S.…
The Western View: The Central Valley Habitat Exchange
Over the last 150 years, more than 95 percent of the natural habitat in California’s Central Valley has been replaced by farms and ranches. As a result, native wildlife populations…