With the death last week of a farm worker in the central part of the state, attention is once again brought to heat illness risks. Sabrina Hill has more. Click…
Volunteers Needed for Yuba-Sutter Fair
People in Yuba and Sutter counties are invited to help out with an agriculture-themed exhibit hall at the Yuba-Sutter Fair. The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is looking for volunteers to help…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Three
…farmer’s crop and plant marijuana. In large crops, the marijuana can grow and be harvested without the produce farmer ever knowing it was there. Sabrina Hill continues our series on…
AgNeTVideo – Congressman Costa on Farm Bill
Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA) discusses the Farm Bill. To learn more about Congressman Costa and his history, click here….
Congressman Costa on Future of the Farm Bill
Congressman Jim Costa talks with AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill about the future of the Farm Bill, and what he thinks needs to happen for the bill’s success….
UFW Foundation Speaks on Immigration Reform
The United Farm Workers Foundation speaks up about immigration reform. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report The United Farm Workers Foundation is urging the House to…
Vilsack Discusses Importance of Farm Bill
The nation’s agriculture secretary spells out why the farm bill is so important. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Almond Crop Forecast
The 2013 California Almond Objective Measurement Report by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows a decline for this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open…
CFBF President’s Statement on Immigration Bill
…to open or download audio report California Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger says the bill passed late last week by the Senate will help family farmers and ranchers address…
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
…to 32. California senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein both voted in favor of the bill. Just after the Senate’s historic vote to pass the Immigration Reform Bill, American Farm…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…and boost the economy. We appreciate the efforts of our allies in the Agriculture Workforce Coalition and United Farm Workers with whom we worked to advance provisions that will provide…
AFBF Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
…and workable farm labor provision is welcomed by America’s farmers and ranchers. A comprehensive agricultural labor plan that works for all sectors of agriculture and across all regions of our…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
By JIM SAUNDERS, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 25, 2013………The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday backed a Florida landowner in a nearly two-decade dispute about developing…
AgNeTVideo: Light Interception and Almonds
Stanislaus County Farm Advisor Roger Duncan speaks about light interception and almonds at the recent almond symposium. For more on light interception and almonds, click here….