The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of up to $3.8 million in funding to support research, education and extension to…
Oh Christmas Tree
…use “real” cut Christmas trees for their holiday celebration. Most coming from Christmas tree farms or sold at tree lots – and most likely all of them coming from far,…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
…But he said the new administration would likely focus on easing the impact of federal regulation on farms and other businesses. “We can look to the federal level to help…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
The Season of Giving by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross & Bryce Lundberg, Lundberg Family Farms and member of the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture Over the years more…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) sent a joint letter today to President-elect Donald Trump outlining the importance of exports to the U.S.…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
…for sheep and lambs are published in the Production, Disposition, and Income report in April. U.S. inventory estimates by class are published in the Sheep and Goats report in July….
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…signed up for the program. Of those, only 93 farms, or 12 percent, had received any payments from the program, and only five indicated they considered the program to be…
Proposed Tax Regulation a Threat to Future Cattle Farms
The U.S. Treasury Department recently proposed a rule change that would lower or even eliminate valuation discounts on family-owned entities. The Internal Revenue Service hosted a forum to discuss the…
Farm Income Drops 17 Percent in 2016
U.S. farmers will see their net incomes drop in 2016 for the third consecutive year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says weaker cash returns on livestock, poultry, and dairy farms…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…farms. “We’re paying $10 to $12 an hour, and they’re making $10 to $12 a day (in Mexico),” he said. Increased mechanization is a possibility, Strahm said. “We’re already seeing…
California Fighting Global Warming on the Backs of Dairy Farmers
…U.S. News and World Report publication. California dairy farmers are dealing with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. A spokesperson for Western United Dairymen says:…
Canada Confirms More Bovine TB cases
…discovered during the removal and destruction of the initial cow’s index herd. The source of infection is still unknown. The investigation follows a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
CAWG Elects New Board Members
…serve three-year terms beginning Dec. 1. The new directors are John Balletto, owner and founder of Balletto Vineyards in Santa Rosa; Joel Maring, general manager of Maring Farms Inc. and…
First Organic Grower to be President of Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
…organic grower as President of the organization. Tom Broz, owner, Live Earth Farms, assumed his new role with the Farm Bureau on November 1st, 2016. Tom was born in Middletown,…