The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture continues its education efforts to raise awareness, understanding and a positive public perception of agriculture. Michael Clements has the story. AFBF Raises Public…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting
…noon. The meeting is located at the Bonipak Conference room, 1850 West Stowell Road in Santa Maria. University of California farm advisors, Cooperative Extension specialists, and representatives from the Santa…
Deere Announces More Layoffs
…Deere is the world’s biggest farm equipment supplier. The company announced last week third quarter profits dropped 15 percent. None of the affected sites are in California. They are in…
Water Forum August 29 in Fresno
…Next Week The forum is being organized and held by the Fresno Grizzlies Farm Grown Program. Jerry James with the Fresno Grizzlies tells us the forum topic will center on…
Pros and Cons of Early Harvest
Crop harvest continues to be early this year across the board. Fresno County Farm Bureau Executive Director Ryan Jacobsen says Fresno County is following suit when it comes to early…
Water Bond Measure Passes; CFBF Says it Gives CA a Chance to Reverse ‘Pattern of Neglect’
Late Wednesday evening, the state Legislature passed a rewritten water bond. The California Farm Bureau says it brings the state a step closer to improving its water future. Although last…
USDA To Measure Small Grain Production
…of whole grains and oilseeds stored on farm. As an alternative to mailing the survey back, to help save both time and money, growers will have the option to respond…
2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Coverage for Frost, Freeze, or Weather Related Fruit Losses
The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to retroactively provide assistance at additional coverage levels under the 2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance…
Researchers Working on ‘Ladderless’ Orchards
…UC Davis and Day is a Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Tulare County. The new rootstocks will produce tress that grow 7 to 8 feet tall, as compared to the…
Drought Effects Will Show in Early Crop Year
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau The early crop this year will begin to show the effect of the drought and there is bound to be significant changes. AgNet West’s…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia today announced that farmers can enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) from Aug. 11, 2014 through…
Water Use in California – Analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…by all three sectors, environmental use is not dominant (33%, compared to 53% agricultural and 14% urban). Agricultural water use is holding steady even while the economic value of farm…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…the first six months since the Farm Bill was signed,” Vilsack said. “Thousands of farmers and ranchers have received critical disaster assistance, innovative new conservation programs are up and running,…
California Farm Production Expenditures Up 8.6 Percent
…California farm averaged $470,218 in 2013, compared with $433,119 in 2012. On average, California producers spent the most on Labor at $113,607 per farm, Farm Services at $80,488 and Feed…