…as requests for federal financial assistance grow amid the worst agricultural downturn in more than a decade. USDA is seeking additional funding to “help bridge the gap in farm operating…
Western View: Owens Valley Lessons
…every central valley farmer should see this area; yes it is incredibly scenic, but also, what could be a rich agricultural center now simply provides water to Los Angeles. You’ll…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
…AND optimize space in current agricultural settings. It is true that other technologies exist in order to address these problems independently. More sustainable forms of irrigation, for example, reduce strains…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…is likely to be the significant depletion of revenues at a national level for oil-exporting countries, many of which are heavily reliant on agricultural imports. Where, in addition, the local…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…UCCE Hmong agricultural assistant, has hosted the one-hour show each Tuesday afternoon on KBIF 900 AM for 19 years. “Sometimes we don’t see the farmers that often. They are busy…
Farm Lending Needs Remain High
…report. The Agricultural Finance Databook is a quarterly compilation of national and regional agricultural finance data by the Federal Reserve Bank. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…California. According to USDA Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in 2014 the United States produced 3 billion pounds of strawberries valued at nearly $2.9 billion, and California is the number-one state…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…of agricultural issues. Among other things, the 58-page document urges Congress to remove the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – food stamps – from the Farm Bill. More than 75…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
…techniques. Director for Sustainability and Agricultural Affairs with the Almond Board of California, Gabrielle Ludwig tells us more. Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum More from The Almond Board: Water Management and…
Ag Labor and Border Security Require Balanced Approach
For farmers and ranchers, immigration reform must balance agriculture’s need for a dependable supply of agricultural labor with enhanced security at our nation’s border. A new video produced by the…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…USDA commodity forecasters as well as for the Secretary of Agriculture and other top officials at the Department. Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights (sign up for updates) Agricultural Weather Highlights…
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…NACD established the Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Initiative to help conservation districts and their partners provide much needed technical assistance for agricultural conservation where the land is predominately urban or…
Farm Bureau Boot Camp
…of their comfort zones to address key agricultural topics,” Saylor said. “It is imperative that farmers and ranchers continue to be transparent about what we do to produce food,” she…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…enough workers.” Leavens Ranches decided last year to participate in the federal H-2A agricultural guestworker program, and bought a small apartment building in the Santa Paula Valley to house employees…