USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations Adding Next-Generation Family Members Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that dairy farms participating in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) can now update their production…
North American Producers Committed
…farms in southeastern Manitoba. Pork is an important source of many essential nutrients, including high-quality protein, bioavailable iron and zinc, B vitamins and energy. Replacing some carbohydrate with protein foods,…
Unique Gardens
…currently on a trip from Guatemala to Patagonia, volunteering on organic farms all the way down. In Costa Rica, he officially gave up cheese after actually milking a goat, only…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
…operators of small- and medium-sized family farms and ranches. Additional priority is given to applicants who seek funding for projects that will create or increase marketing opportunities for these types…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…processing sector and the further expansion of large- scale “factory farms” in all three countries. On the other hand, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would restrict local, state…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…San Joaquin River Water Quality Coalitions, those plans should be completed by March 1, 2015, with the exception of small farms in low-vulnerability areas. For Westside Coalition growers, the first…
Agri View: Farmland Value
…rented over the last 25 years. Non-operators (landowners who do not themselves farm) owned 29 percent of land in farms in 2007, though that proportion has declined since 1992. Read…
Local Food Market
…from nearby farms is a healthy move. A review of 16 studies in the March 2010 Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that farmers markets have the potential to…
New GroupGAP Program for the Produce
…(GAP) audits, which are voluntary audits to verify that farms are following industry-recognized food safety practices and recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration. Produce buyers, large and small, are…
Agri View: Feral Hog Efforts
…be able to go to the legislative bodies and tell them exactly how much damage feral swine are doing to our farms – and your peanut crops,” he told the…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…is actively involved in her family’s farming operation, John Kautz Farms, in Lodi, California. She was the first woman Chair of the California State Fair Board in 1993, and received…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…exempt. What is Certification of Seafood? Certification is a process for assuring that fisheries or fish farms have met certain environmental criteria. The best certification systems use a third-party auditor…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…of their farm or ranch.” “There are a number of agriculturalists in California that are caring for the environment through ecologically sound practices and conservation on their farms and ranches,”…
California Republicans Call on White House to Act on Drought
…potential for future reductions. This is unacceptable. You have traveled to our state. You have seen the devastating impacts the lack of water has caused to our communities, cities, farms…