…oldest prepared beverages, beer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Beer Day From: Beer Institute Beer & American History Beer was in America long before the first…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) and Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), and the expansion of USDA’s Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage insurance policy. Crop Prices and Receipts Forecast To Decline Modestly in…
Funding for Veterinary Loan Repayment
…designated veterinary shortage situation. Loan repayment benefits are limited to payments of the principal and interest on government and commercial loans received while attending an American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited college…
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
…it moves to a 614-acre city-owned greenbelt site that includes a nine-acre permanent farm site. NRCS staff have been assisting with the site’s conservation plan and other natural resource issues….
Local Food Market
…from nearby farms is a healthy move. A review of 16 studies in the March 2010 Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that farmers markets have the potential to…
Agri View: El Niño
…a return to El Niño happen to use the exact same data set for the initial conditions. The prediction models are different, so they react to the initial data differently,…
Record Growth in U.S. Organic Producers
…around the world. “Organic food is one of the fasting growing segments of American agriculture,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “As consumer demand for organic products continues to grow, the…
Pork Producers Support ‘CARB’ Recommendations
…months to implement the national action plan to address antibiotic resistance, finding that good progress has been made, including establishing programs for requiring antibiotic stewardship in inpatient and long-term care…
Prospective Plantings for 2016
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Field Office today released the forecasts of field crop plantings for 2016. These forecasts, of acreage planted and to be planted, are based on a survey…
Vilsack to Travel to Germany and France
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to Berlin and Paris next week to discuss areas of mutual interest between the European and American agricultural sectors. In Berlin, Vilsack will…
The Western View: Fake Science
…Bangladesh tells how anti-GMO activists were able to delay large-scale planting of a GMO variety for many years, even though it would have prevented very serious chemical exposure problems. Eggplant…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…took this action to protect American consumers from unsafe residues detected in these products. There have been no reports of illnesses to date. FDA is taking this strong step now…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…people, our economy and the planet.” “Farmers and ranchers must continually adapt to changing conditions from weather, markets for their products and regulatory compliance,” said Paul Wenger, President of the…
NFU to Survey on 2014 Farm Bill Policies
With the 2014 Agricultural Act in full effect and a new Farm Bill debate on the horizon, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is conducting a survey of family farmers and…