Pistachio leaders told growers how they are using modern communication to get their product’s message to consumers. Using Modern Communication in Marketing American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Motoian spoke…
Women Farm Bureau Boot Camp
Cathy Isom tells us about the program giving women the opportunity to be the voice of agriculture. Now in its ninth year, American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Communications Boot Camp…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…rural communities. TPP is a new trade deal that will create new opportunities for American-grown and American–made products in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. By opening new markets in Japan, Vietnam,…
Pistachio Industry Preparing for Large Crops
…growers are well aware of the low production seen this year across the state. American Pistachio Growers President Richard Matoian says the industry is set for some huge crop numbers…
USDA Announces $350 Million Available to Help Landowners
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The funding is provided through…
Thanksgiving Dinner Up
Thanksgiving Dinner Up a Tad, to Just Over $50 From: The American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 30th annual informal price survey of classic items found…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
…quality, and other specialty areas. Partner organizations that brought their expertise to the handbook include: Black Family Land Trust, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Center for Rural Affairs, Florida Organic Growers,…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…agreement and its removal of trade barriers, American agricultural exports to the region are poised to expand even further. Japan as a Market. Japan is already an important market for…
AgNet Media’s Hill Elected NAFB Western Region VP
…speaker at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation being held in Orlando, Florida in January 2016. You can listen to Sabrina’s reports across California Ag country on…
Prather Ranch Named 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…Land Trust, the Rickerts have preserved some of the state’s most spectacular wildflowers, and protected sensitive vernal pools and riparian areas. Prather Ranch has also planted several miles of riparian…
WOTUS Guidance Would Result in Continued Confusion
…and chaos.” Issuing guidance can’t fix a broken rule, according to a letter the American Farm Bureau Federation and other farm groups sent to members of the Senate who voted…
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
…been very effective in delivering aid where it’s needed most, while also supporting our domestic industries and our military readiness. A bag of American food delivered from an American ship…
AFBF Website for 2016 Presidential Candidates
A new website by the American Farm Bureau offers farmers and ranchers critical information on the 2016 Presidential candidates. Micheal Clements reports. AFBF Website for 2016 Presidential Candidates A new…
Good News for Pistachio Growers
…Walnut seminar tracts at the South Valley Nut Conference. Growers listened to industry updates from Almond Board CEO Richard Waycott, American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian and the California…