This year California Walnut growers seem to be struggling with the low selling price of walnuts. Poidexter Nut Company’s Keith Caetano tells us more about this unsual slump in prices….
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
…a research-based organization and will continue to support traditional research and sustainability initiatives, but is now placing greater emphasis on the innovative almond farming practices that will be required to…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…local cropping contexts. The series of visits demonstrated the use of no-till and minimum tillage farming, cover cropping, enhancing the diversity of above-ground species and underground soil biology, surface residue…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…new technology often poses a major obstacle,” said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. “We’re pleased that this bipartisan effort to help producers continue toward a sustainable farming future is…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…can vary, from a few weeks to more than a month, depending on the complexity of the farming operation. Applicants are advised to contact NRCS at least 4-6 weeks prior…
Farm Bureau Boot Camp
…about the crash-course helping women in farming be better communicators on and off the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farm Bureau Boot Camp From: American Farm…
Organic Symposium Proceedings Now Available
…live and may be viewed via the eOrganic YouTube channel. The event, which was co-sponsored by the Organic Farming Research Foundation and UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, covered…
Farming and Ranching Pioneers Honored
State Fair’s Ag Heritage Breakfast honors farming and ranching pioneers Bill and Carol Chandler of Chandler Farms in Fresno County, which was honored for 125 years of operation. (Image courtesy…
Commodity Carnival
Cathy Isom gives us information about the game teaching young student’s real life risk rewards of farming and commodity trading. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Commodity Carnival…
NMPF Endorses Legislation
…on farming practices or the management of livestock manure. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington determined the amount of manure deposited exceeded approved limits and constituted…
Farming from the Heart- Our Future
In the agriculture industry we understand the circle of life quite well. The seasons change, the crops are harvested, the animals go to feed the world. And by the next…
Lawsuit Filed Against Hormel’s “Natural” Products
…raised using “sustainable” farming techniques on “independent” family farms, and the products are free of artificial ingredients. USDA’s definition of “natural” is: “A product containing no artificial ingredient or added…
Agri View: The Computer Age
…Todd, eHow Contributor Farming practices today hardly resemble those of a generation ago. Gone is the simple tractor and combine. Farming today is about using advanced technologies to maximize crop…
Agri View: Golf Course Farming?
Everett Griner talks about farming a closed golf course, a good or bad idea, in today’s Agri View. Golf Course Farming? From: Modern Farmer From Farmland to Golf Course and…