Last month I got to meet a couple of Madera county almond growers who overcame adversity in a big way. To Tom and Dan Rogers the drought was more than…
Past, Present, and Future of SNAP
…and Future of SNAP. The report can be viewed here. SNAP has grown from a pilot program that served just 500,000 people in 1964 to a program that served more…
Senate to Consider WRDA Conference Report
…week as California Senate-Democrat Barbara Boxer planned to block the measure. She says the bill would “roll back” the Endangered Species Act. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
National Pork Board Statement on Discovery of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene
…the Ohio State University’s Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases Program. These producers take part in this research to better understand emerging disease issues. The National Pork Board agrees that…
The California Kitchen: Gingerbread
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing gingerbread with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 3/5 Cup AP Flour 1 ½ t Each…
Funding for Robotic Research
…Sonny Ramaswamy. “With each year of investment in agricultural robotic research, we learn more about how humans can benefit from automation in the field.” The goal of the NRI program…
CFBF President Urges Farmers to Work Toward Change
Wenger Pointing to the sacrifices made by previous generations to provide opportunity to family farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger said farmers have the ability to…
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…than 200 California farmers and ranchers have contributed more than one-billion pounds of food to the California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family Program. This is just a small…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
…as mohair production and prices in selected states. The Sheep and Goats Inventory survey is a national program conducted in all states. Farmers and ranchers surveyed are representative of the…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…signed up for the program. Of those, only 93 farms, or 12 percent, had received any payments from the program, and only five indicated they considered the program to be…
The California Kitchen: Rice Pudding
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing rice pudding with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Cup Arborio Rice 2 Cup Water…
National Honey Board Members and Alternates Named
…Hull, of Battle Lake, Minn. is the alternate marketing cooperative member. Board members selected by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture administer the program. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
…rolling out its very own Healthy Soils Program, financed as part of the California Climate Investments funded with Cap-and-Trade funds. The Healthy Soils Program recognizes the climate change benefits of…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…many commodities are available online. To download the cost studies, visit the UC Agricultural Issues Center Cost Studies website at http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu. The cost and returns program is funded by the…