…receive hands-on training by experts from across the U.S. The training includes critical skills needed by beginning farmers and ranchers, including business plan writing, financial planning, and leadership development. The…
Agri View: China Relations
Everett Griner talks about agriculture trade with China in today’s Agri View. China Relations From USDA ‘Amber Waves’ website by Fred Gale U.S. Agricultural Trading Relationship With China Grows U.S.…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…is driving up prices for consumers. Drought in California, where virtually all U.S. almonds and the majority of broccoli, garlic and spinach is grown, is tinkering with produce prices. Egg…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…analyze USDA data about crops grown within five kilometers of their farms to make informed decisions about their own crop choices. • Second Prize and Open Source Application Award recipient:…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…of fruit and vegetable producers — Dole Foods, Chiquita, Driscoll Berries, Taylor Farms. But the distance between the two places could soon seem a little smaller, thanks in part to…
USDA Microloans Help Purchase Land and Improve Property
Producers, including beginning and underserved farmers, have a new option to gain access to land. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will…
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…2 million pounds of leafy greens, including kale, arugula and romaine lettuce. The company is call Aerofarms, and they are specialists in indoor growing. They’ve been doing it on a…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
Starting in January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is contacting farmers and ranchers across the nation to conduct the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). This…
Agri View: Water Management
…climate change. Data are available in the ERS product Western Irrigated Agriculture, which summarizes the farm-structural characteristics for irrigated farms in the 17 Western States based on USDA’s 2008 Farm…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…As farms have grown bigger over the decades, people’s trust in agriculture has declined, Arnot said. Consolidation, integration and technological advances in agriculture have resulted in safer, more available and…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
…in their area. Little also says that farms are starting to consolidate into bigger groups. This allows them to use the same labor for the different crops produced and the…
Agriculture Education Supported by CDFA
…programs. Each of these projects provides educational and leadership opportunities connected to the agricultural sector. “Agricultural education helps to connect consumers to our farms and ranches and provides a greater…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…$20 million for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), which provides financial incentives to growers to implement water distribution systems on farms that reduce GHGs and save water;…
NFU Recognizes Women in Agriculture
…fiber to Americans and consumers abroad,” said Johnson. “And their growing presence in agri-business board rooms and as chief operators on family farms is important to the nation’s food security,”…