Grassley Agriculture Senator Chuck Grassley is joining key farm groups in saying it may be time to move on without Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks. Sabrina Hill has…
Weekly Broiler Hatchery Report Released
Released June 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent…
Monthly Dairy Products Report
Released June 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2014 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was…
More Water Users Receive Notices of Curtailment
…warned that water-rights holders in other watersheds and those holding senior rights could face cutoffs in coming weeks. “California farmers and ranchers know better than anybody that rains haven’t come…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that farmers, ranchers and landowners committed to protecting and conserving environmentally sensitive land may now sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The…
Key Agriculture Componet Added to Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
For the first time in the history of the Governor’s Economic and Leadership Awards (GEELA), the category of Agricultural Ecosystem Services has been added for statewide recognition by the California…
Modern Farming and Precision Agriculture
What exactly is precision agriculture and how is it used? Sabrina Hill finds out in today’s Modern Ag Report. Precision agriculture Precision agriculture is such a growing field, that it’s…
Crop Progress for June 4
Sabrina Hill has the weekly crop progress for California, with information provided by the USDA NASS on field crops, fruit, nuts, vegetables, and rangeland conditions. California crops for June 4…
AFBF on Future of Immigration Reform
…reform from the Senate – but there are key elements that must be included for agriculture to be on board. She also says grassroots efforts are critical at this point….
2014 FSA County Committee Elections
…agricultural community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). County Committee members help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. The deadline to submit nomination forms to local Service…
Citrus Meeting to Focus on ACP Spread Prevention
Growers in Southern California are invited to attend a meeting on preventing the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid. Sabrina Hill has the details. ACP prevention meeting for citrus industry…
AFBF: EPA Greenhouse Gas Plan Harmful to Economy, Agriculture
…agriculture will pay more for energy and fertilizer under this plan, but the harm won’t stop there,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said. “Effects will especially hit home…
Celebrating Dairy in June
The focus is on dairy for the month of June. California is the nation’s leading dairy state. Sabrina Hill has more on Real California Milk Month. June is Real California…