…California developed a comprehensive set of Honey Bee Best Management Practices (BMPs) for California’s almond industry. Developed with a wide array of input from sources including the almond community, beekeepers,…
Ag Labor Fix Tied to DACA Bill in Congress
…increase each year, which means farmers would be able to bring in 1.3 million foreign workers in farming and related industries. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: FFA Strong Leadership
Everett Griner talks about FFA leadership in today’s Agri View. You can’t say to much about the Future Farmers of America, or FFA. It is a lot more than farming….
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Promotes Ag Development
…proposals in a recent article. The Bee Safe Program would receive $1.853 million to enhance bee protection techniques and further enforce laws that ensure the safety of the state’s beekeeping…
Agri View: Real Christmas Tree Troubles
…many as 40 major American tree farmers have quit farming trees. As a result, there were shortages of real trees this year. That made the prices for the real trees…
Flowers Help to Save the Bee Population
…the bee population. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. We need bees and they need us. One way to help them out, so they will keep pollinating the…
Idaho “Ag-gag” Law Dealt a Blow in Court
…passed a bill in 2014 making it a crime to videotape feedlots, dairies, and other farming operations without the owner’s knowledge. The Idaho dairy industry brought up the concerns after…
Cargill, Hershey, Leave Grocery Manufacturers Association
…more progressive and had unsuccessfully fought to push GMA into adopting more transparent and consumer-friendly policies like GMO labeling. A Hershey Company spokesperson offered little reason, but stated the membership…
Agri View: Hog Farming
Everett Griner talks about hog farming in today’s Agri View. Raising hogs is hard work. Everett checks out what the new Guest Worker Program may do for hog farming and…
Dairy Farming Desperate for Immigration Reform
Next to the cost of feeding their animals, the cost of labor on dairy farms will always take up a large share of the budget. A Milk Business Dot Com…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…projects totaling nearly $300,000, funding more honey bee health research than any other crop group.3 A current project focusing on honey bee health is: Technical Transfer Teams Serving Commercial Beekeepers…
Report: Vertical Farming Happening Now
Vertical farming won’t replace conventional farming, but researchers say vertical farming is happening now, and growing. Research by Stanford University shows vertical farming is growing and will likely be needed…
Farm Groups Launch ‘Farm Town Strong’ Campaign to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
As farming communities face mounting challenges with the nation’s opioid epidemic, the nation’s two largest general farm organizations are teaming up to confront the issue. The American Farm Bureau Federation…
Bill Seeks Tighter Scrutiny of Organic Products
…advertised as organic products comply with the defined organic farming methods. USDA issues certificates to farmers and handlers that allows them to sell their produce as a certified organic product….