…is actively involved in her family’s farming operation, John Kautz Farms, in Lodi, California. She was the first woman Chair of the California State Fair Board in 1993, and received…
Red-cedar’s Impact on Prairie Chickens
…USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), provides technical and financial assistance to help ranchers conserve the bird’s habitat while improving working lands. Since 2010, NRCS and conservation partners have worked…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
…as specialty crops). These grants programs are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and include the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program,…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April 1
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Almond Board: Spider Mite Management
…Hill has more. Entomology and Pest Management Farm Advisor in Kern County, David Haviland, gives tips on monitoring and treating mites in almonds. Almond Board – Mite Management …
Healthier Shopping
…University are exploring ways to encourage shoppers to use more of their food budgets for fresh fruits and vegetables, and are working with the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, the U.S….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 31
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: PETA Blasts FFA
…positive ways FFA has impacted your life, how growing up on a farm or ranch taught you to appreciate and understand the circle of life and death and how food…
Almond Growers to Play Critical Role in Solving Bee Loss Puzzle
…orchards should contact their beekeeper about appropriate hive removal timing. With orchards far beyond petal fall, bees are no longer providing pollination services and will fly farther afield to find…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 30
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
Everett Griner talks about looking for “U.S. Farm-Raised” on our products in today’s Agri View. Farm-Raised From: FDA.gov How FDA Regulates Seafood: FDA Detains Imports of Farm-Raised Chinese Seafood On…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Seeks Nominees
…the environment. www.sandcounty.net About California Farm Bureau Federation The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 53,000 members statewide and as…
NFU to Survey on 2014 Farm Bill Policies
With the 2014 Agricultural Act in full effect and a new Farm Bill debate on the horizon, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is conducting a survey of family farmers and…
Food Price Survey
…farmer’s share of this $53.28 marketbasket would be $8.52. AFBF, the nation’s largest general farm organization, began conducting informal quarterly marketbasket surveys of retail food price trends in 1989. The…