…National Director, Israeli-American Council -Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for California, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service -Abby Browning, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – Karen Ross, Secretary, CDFA -Amrith Gunasekara, Ph.D,…
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…populated cities with overall populations of more than 50,000. This competition focuses on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s mission to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans to build…
Cage Free Egg
…major North American food companies to purchase only cage-free eggs, some within four short years. However, whether American egg producers will be able to meet the timelines of the food…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…Forest Trust, based in San Francisco, for the restoration and conservation of an estimated 7 million acres of watersheds by leveraging private and public capital. Located in Shasta, Siskiyou, Butte,…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…increasing 435% since 2000. In addition to helping boost milk prices, these exports have “supported more than 120,000 American jobs solely at the dairy production and manufacturing levels,” he said….
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute formally judged the 2016 submissions from among scores of nominated technologies and made recommendations to EPA for the 2016 winners. For more…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
…Agricultural Library Early Developments in the American Dairy Industry Early History In the early 1600s immigrants brought cattle with them from Europe to supply their families with dairy products and…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…operation is owned and operated by a second-generation Japanese-American family. The Kameshige family started the farm following their release from a World War II internment camp. The original farming operation…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
…the perspective of producers. The gap between urban and rural Americans is growing, and many Americans may not understand how the food on their table gets from the farm to…
NPPC Honors Industry Leader ‘Pig’ Paul
…the boards of directors of the American Yorkshire Club and the United Duroc Swine Registry – now known as the National Swine Registry – and as field man for the…
Bat Population Decline
…and the fungus has been found in four more. The fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has also been found in Europe and China. Seven North American bat species have been confirmed…
Agri View: Meals Without Meat
Everett Griner talks about eating healthy meals without meat in today’s Agri View. Meals Without Meat From: American Heart Association Meals Without Meat Going meatless at a meal every now…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…waters of the United States,” according to the Hagstrom Report. Farm groups, such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, applauded the decision. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says “now farmers…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…California WaterFix would protect the backbone of the state’s water supply ensuring safe, clean and reliable water for 25 million people, thousands of businesses and three million acres of farmland….