…cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and carbon dioxide from the cutting of rain forests to grow crops or raise livestock. Farming is the thirstiest user of…
Farming Game Story
…of Ours. The Farming Game® Story The Farming Game® and The Farming Game Folks The Farming Game ® really was invented on the seat of a tractor. It happened in…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
Everett Griner talks about hydroponic farming and how it may not be practical in today’s Agri View. Hydroponic Farming From: MIT University Hydroponics Introduction Humans require food, water, and living…
Fighting Public Misinformation About Food
…herself the Farm Babe. Michelle Miller is a farmer and farm advocate who used social media to help clear up some of the misinformation about modern farming. “I think there…
Farming Game Reflects Real-life
Cathy Isom tells us about the board game that reflects the aspects of real-life farming. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Farming Game® From: Wikipedia The Farming…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…Yet the correlation between oil and agriculture commodity prices (the two broadly rise and fall in tandem based on a multitude of factors, including energy consumption in farming and the…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…time of day they irrigate. Some stopped farming all together. “One farmer told us he was irrigating his crops with his domestic well,” Dahlquist-Willard said. Energy efficiency programs turned out…
Summit Opens Eyes to Agriculture in Communities
…his community. Summit Opens Eyes to Agriculture in Communities Gunter says the event was a great opportunity to shine the light on farming. “I think the most important thing is…
Farming from the Heart- Walnut Prices
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…