…cash flows where cash expenses exceed cash revenues for 2016. Farming and ranching: The farmland and ranchland-price index for July slumped to 31.3 from 32.3 in June. This is the…
Sales of Precision Farm Services Expected to Slow
Following the downturn in the agriculture economy, a majority of precision farm equipment dealers expects sales to slow. Precision Farming Dealer magazine reports only 40 percent of dealers expect some…
Agri View: Needle in a Hay Stack
Everett Griner talks about the importance, and changes, of hay farming in today’s Agri View. Needle in a Hay Stack Well, everybody knows what we are talking about when we…
African leaders visit CDFA
…Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI). Fatima Ademoh from Nigeria and James Kakeeto from Uganda visited CDFA on July 27 to learn about our Dairy Digester Research and Development…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…refine fertilizer management, irrigation efficiency and other farming practices to manage nitrogen, and the work continues. The following are some examples of UC ANR research and extension projects underway. App…
USDA Celebrating Farmers Market Week
…report their farmers were able to increase farm acreage due to participation in local markets, and 41 percent say the market enabled their local farmers to continue farming. USDA is…
California Wine Shows Strength in Challenging Economy
…leadership to advocate for public policies, research and education programs, and sustainable farming practices to enhance the business of growing California winegrapes. The organization represents the growers of more than…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…reported the fewest customer complaints on record. Major improvements to farm loans have made it possible for more Americans to get involved in farming and ranching. And today, because of…
Clemson Research Could Lead to Space Farming
Researchers at Clemson University are laying out the research groundwork for deep-space farming as part of a NASA-funded study. Clemson mechanical engineering professor Joshua Summers is working with Freight Farms,…
Grower Campaign to Help Market Olives
…the opportunity to shine a light on the amazing farming families behind a product not often thought about beyond the can. From their farming ingenuity to their culinary prowess, these…
Limit and Cut Production Cost
…capital and loans. The Farming the Efficient Frontier report advises farmers to use cost-cutting strategies instead of focusing on crop volume to stay profitable. Researchers at Rabobank warn that given…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…“The ranching community has come a long way,” she said. “There’s been a lot of intensive grazing in the past and we’ve learned from that. Folks that have ecological concerns…
U.S. Grains Council Elects New Chairman
…and the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board to become a leading farm educator and conservationist. He said his passions in life are his family, farming, and the U.S. Grains Council….
Beehives in Unexpected Places
…honey for executive chef Jon Farace to use in one-of-a-kind dishes served in the hotel’s restaurant. About the author: Jodi Helmer is a North Carolina-based writer covering food and farming…