…Salinas. The briefing recognized Farmworker Committee members and growers including SeaMist Farms, Tanimura & Antle, Bayview Farms, Scheid Vineyards and Costa Family Farms for their contributions to the initiative. …
AgNet Media to Provide On-Site Coverage of Sommet de l’Élevage
…farms, sheep and goat units, agro-industrial sites and more. In addition to the traditional farm visits, there are four pre-tours on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, available to all international visitors….
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
…that value so they can harvest the rewards from providing big data. Western View Just what is your farm’s agricultural big data? It’s the accumulation of information of anything affecting…
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
…a year.” In 2014, nonfarm crop support firms brought an average of 205,000 farmworkers to crop farms, while direct-hires on crop farms was 175,000. “Our data show that California has…
Farmer of the Year Contest
…centuries-old, family-run farms alive and thriving, as well as newcomers who may have just started out in farming or ranching. Timing All nominations must be received by January 31, 2017,…
Canada Records Records Beef Herd Increase
…last week. The report shows 13.2 million cattle on Canada’s beef farms, up 1.3 percent from 2015. Canadian cattle market analyst Charlie Gracey wrote in the publication Canadian Cattlemen recently,…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…families. That is not to say that everyone benefits equally from trade. The Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates that existing trade deals save the average U.S. household about $10,000…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…Over 200 years ago, 90 percent of the U.S. population lived on farms and produced their own food to eat. But today, only two percent of the population produces the…
The Western View: Hay Technology
…farms and ranches in New Mexico, and they needed a way to connect with each other and with livestock owners. Castillo has a background in web development and began working…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…and threatening soil health and nutrients,” said Zimmerman, who farms corn, soybeans, and wheat in Rosendale, Wisconsin. Conservation tillage is a farming method that leaves stubble and residue from the…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…the foundation of U.S. farm labor. But few if any realize how many migrants it takes to plant, cultivate and harvest a crop. A majority of them are necessary to…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…generation of farmers. The investment is made through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). Since 2009, USDA has invested more than $126 million…
Got wild pigs?
UC Cooperative Extension wants to hear from you In managed rangelands and farms, wild pigs are significant pests, wreaking havoc in a number of ways. Whether you call them wild…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Agriculture Technology Modern farms and agricultural operations work far differently than those a few decades…