Everett Griner talks about dairy farming, more than just hard work, in today’s Agri View. Hard Work I don’t see where any industry is more labor intense than farming. And…
Agri View: Farm Production
Everett Griner talks about centuries of production growth in today’s Agri View. Farm Production Well farming has long been America’s largest industry the number of farmers has steadily declined since…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…is estimated to be -$765 in 2015 and forecast to be -$1,412 in 2016. In recent years, slightly more than half of farm households have lost money on their farming…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…16. Small livestock operations or other farming and ranching operations interested in participating in CRP Grasslands should contact their local FSA office. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov….
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Greenfield Community College (Massachusetts) project that made available a three-credit hands-on Sustainable Farming Skills course free to rising and graduating high school seniors and a free 15-hour curriculum development workshop…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…agroecosystem projects include a research and education initiative by North Carolina State University that investigated how farming practices such as tillage, pesticide and fertilizer use can affect beneficial soil organisms…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…Environmental Farming Act of 1995. The Act mandates that the Department establish and oversee an Environmental Farming Program to provide incentives to farmers whose practices promote the well-being of ecosystems…
Agri View: Farm Income Outlook
…have declined as much as 40 percent. Now the only encouraging thing is this is the nature of farming. No other industry could survive such a natural ups and downs….
Black Friday
…That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Black Friday You may have your eye on the latest John Deere lawn mower – or other farming supplies thanks to those…
Brexit May Open British Farmers to GM Crops
…and benefits of GM crops, but are largely ignored across the EU. Only one type of genetically modified crop has ever been grown commercially in Europe. A UK farmer told…
CAWG Elects New Board Members
…out after nine years are John Duarte, Duarte Vineyards, Hughson; Dennis Wittchow, Lent-Burden Farming, Inc., Oakdale; and Bill Pauli, Pauli Ranch, Potter Valley. CAWG provides industry leadership to advocate for…
First Organic Grower to be President of Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
…Francisco. After getting married and starting a family, Tom enrolled in an organic farming apprentice program at UCSC and purchased land in Watsonville where he started Live Earth Farm. Live…
Agri View: Pollinators
Everett Griner talks about protecting pollinators in today’s Agri View. Pollinators We have all read or heard about the decline of the Honeybee and how important the bee is to…
Rural Mainstreet Index Still Weak for November
…some farmers’ cash flow on the positive side.” Farming and ranching: The farmland and ranchland-price index for November climbed to a frail 30.8 from October’s 25.0. This is the 36th…