…creative ways they reach out in their communities to share information about today’s food and farming.” This year’s CAE award winners come from 11 states: California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,…
NPPC Joins Groups Urging Court To Nix WOTUS
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) joined dozens of other agricultural organizations, businesses and municipalities in asking a federal court to throw out a Clean Water Act rule that would…
Cash Rents Still Went Up This Year
…for producers to remember the impacts of the ag economy slowdown and resulting lower farm incomes will vary across the country,” said Purdue Ag Economist David Widmar. He added that…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…Service Agency operating loans, and they’d like to see disaster relief loans be more affordable for producers in times of crisis. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
Randy Mooney, National Milk Producers Federation Chair, said, “There’s no more important issue than getting the Margin Protection Program fixed.” He called it the right dairy program for dairy farmers,…
Ag Economy Barometer Dips
…collection began back in October of 2015. Producers’ expectations of the long-term health of the ag economy dove in October, with the Index of Future Expectations dropping to 95 in…
Walnuts, Raisins and Prunes Report
…Walnuts produced by handlers in 2015 totaled 14,309 tons. This figure does NOT include walnuts purchased from other handlers or producers. The total 2015 walnut crop purchased from producers, for…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
Mulhern As the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) begins its second century, the organization is redoubling its efforts to advocate forcefully on behalf of its members in areas including economic…
The California Kitchen: Wild Berry Raisel Sorbet
…Cup Raspberries 1 Cup Merlot 1 Cup Water 2 Cup Raisels 1.5 Cup Sugar To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…James W. Percival, Xenia, Ohio, and Diane Josephy Peavey, Hailey, Idaho, representing producers; Dale Thorne, Hanover, Michigan, representing feeders; and Greg Ahart, Sacramento, California, representing first handlers. The board is…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…series of four studies covering three different regions of California published in 2016. The other three studies on almond production include a study on almonds grown in the Sacramento Valley…
The California Kitchen: Raisel Fruit Chutney
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing raisel fruit chutney with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: T Arbosana Olive Oil 1 Clove…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…of proactive partnerships with ranchers, farmers, rural communities and other landowners. “It is imperative that our producers have the best science available to inform their decisions, and that our federal…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
Dolcini U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that producers on farms with base acres under the safety net programs established by the 2014…