The plan for your pet in case of a major weather emergency. Cathy Isom has more. This Land of Ours – Pet Emergency Plan In the event of a major…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
…for big jumps in every user’s water bill,” she concluded. To read the proposed initiative, see: “Water Priorities Constitutional Amendment & New Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Facilities Bond Act”…
Farmer Feedback Survey
Photo by luxomedia What the American Farm Bureau Federation wants to know about a handful of Ag Department programs through a farmer feedback survey. That’s coming up on This Land…
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…transplant to Southern California, wrote to the department asking for recommendations of what to plant on her new property in Riverside. The potential of California for agricultural abundance had long…
National Peanut Butter Day
…chance a lot of people will be having a sandwich or two to commemorate. In fact, Americans love peanut butter so much, we spend 800-million-dollars a year on the 90-percent…
Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
The Almond Board is helping the industry with new regulations for the Food Safety Modernization Act, and Good Agricultural Practices, or GAPs. Sabrina Hill has more. GAPs for Food Safety…
FFA Jackets Awarded to Students by County Farm Bureau
…jacket to wear at the various FFA events and activities they plan to take part in during their high school career,” says TCFB President Joey Airoso. Students will be recognized…
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…electric transmission and distribution lines; supported 254 broadband projects completed with funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bringing high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural residents,…
Agri View: Pork Exports Up
…Export Federation. “Some of the comments noted that this was a surprisingly good combination of new and old — American pork used in Japanese dishes,” said Satoshi Kato, USMEF-Japan marketing…
American Farm Bureau Expresses Support for Senate Child Nutrition Legislation Goals
The American Farm Bureau Federation told Senate Agriculture Committee leaders today that it supports the goals of the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016. In a letter…
President Vetoes Resolution of Disapproval of WOTUS
…already know; the WOTUS rule extends beyond Congressional intent under the Clean Water Act and violates Supreme Court precedent. Once again the regulatory train wreck has landed squarely on America’s…
The Western View: Sagebrush Rebellion, Act 2
In this weeks Western View, Len Wilcox shares information about the Sagebrush Rebellion. The Western View: Sagebrush Rebellion, Act 2 A campaign called GO HOME is underway, founded by two…
Farm Credit
…act that established the farm credit system and it was really to provide consistent access to credit for farmers in rural communities, and we still have the very same mission…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…historic investments in rural America and American agriculture. Two-thirds of all rural counties gained jobs over the past year and the American economy overall has created 8 million jobs over…