The Almond Board is reminding growers of ways they can help the honey bee population by planting forage for the bees. Listen to the report from Almond Board Manager of…
Agri View: Migrant Help
…the salary range. But just like farming, they take the jobs that require long hours, hard work and low pay. Many of them bring with them children which are in…
Help the Bees
…of Ours. Help the Bees While we are learning more about the declining population of bees over the past few decades, we are also noticing that they aren’t the only…
Rural Mainstreet Index Improving
…in cattle, cattle feeding, hogs and other like type lines, are maintaining, or at least not experiencing as large a drop in net worth. Farming and ranching: The farmland and…
Iowa Bees
…Bees Folks living in the small town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have a big plan to attract more bees. Due to the declining bee population, flowers that were once visited…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…“There hasn’t been extreme flooding,” she said. “I think it’s normal flooding along the Feather River that folks are experiencing right now.” Cecil said it was too early to assess…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…research projects, totaling nearly $400,000 have been funded. In total, $2.3 million has been committed to honey bee health research since 1995, more than any other crop or commodity group.[3]…
Groups Urge New U.S. Attorney General to Block Major Ag Mergers
…of Justice. The groups consisting of consumer, food, farm and anti-pesticide organizations say the mergers would increase both food and farming costs, threaten global food security, curtail innovation and limit…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…live in rural areas and farming communities. We’re pleased to help families in our communities who are in need.” Harvest for All is one of the most important community service…
Valentine’s Day Ideas
…mention mother Earth – you can always go the eco-friendly route, with: -Do it yourself cards made from recycled materials -Flowering houseplants -Eco-friendly jewelry -Making up-cycled Valentine gifts with Mason…
Year of the Pansy
…in your own garden. Pansies are a friendly-faced flower! But I bet you didn’t know until the 19th century most people considered them a weed. Today, pansies are a hybrid…
Almond Board: Pollination
…and honey bees are the most successful pollinators of almonds blossoms. Colonies of honey bees are placed in California Almond orchards at the beginning of the bloom period to ensure…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
…farming operations each year; most of these households earn positive off-farm income—median off-farm income is forecast to increase 6.7 percent over the next 2 years, from $67,500 in 2015 to…
Agri View: Robot Farming
Everett Griner talks about what the mechanical engineers working on robot farming equipment in today’s Agri View. Download Robot Farming Well mechanical engineers are working right now to give us…