…farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like to Whole Farm Revenue Protection; helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit; provided $4.32 billion in critical…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April12
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: Driverless Tractors
…few years. The tractors use GPS and other wireless technologies to farm land without the need of a driver. They operate simply with the aid of a supervisor monitoring the…
Sec. Ross’ Visit to Vietnam
…departments of agriculture as well as the territorial departments in Guam and Samoa. For more than three decades, WUSATA has offered programs and services to assist exporters of high-value food…
Veteran Serves Escondido Ag Community
…an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) conservation practice. NRCS photo. After service in the U.S. Navy, that included deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan, Commander Theresa Everest knew farming was her next…
Climate Change Bill Moves Forward
Bill supporting farmers’ efforts to combat climate change moves forward Unanimous, bipartisan support for Wolk climate change measure Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) Legislation by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to support…
Agri View: SNAP Fraud
Everett Griner talks about SNAP fraud proving costly in today’s Agri View. SNAP Fraud From: USDA Food and Nutrition Service What is SNAP Fraud? SNAP fraud is when SNAP benefits…
Near Normal Snowpack in Most of the West
…Resources Conservation Service. “Early April is when the snowpack peaks in many areas,” NRCS Hydrologist Cara McCarthy said. “And we’re seeing near-normal snowpack in much of the West, though parts…
Farm Credit Top 100 Honorees
Farm Credit celebrated National Ag Day on March 15th by announcing the top honorees of their 100 Fresh Perspectives program. From July to December of 2015, Farm Credit searched for…
Nearly $1.5 Million to Two Universities in California to Protect Air Quality in a Changing Climate
U.S. EPA Provides Nearly $1.5 Million to Two Universities in California to Protect Air Quality in a Changing Climate The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $8.5 million in research…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
…to farmers, ranchers and businesses to develop new bio-based products and expand markets through the Value-Added Producer Grant program. “America’s farmers, ranchers and rural business owners are innovative entrepreneurs and…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…off their land. Most of these families are expected to migrate to the United States in search of either farmworker jobs in the countryside or service sector work in the…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
This year marks the start of reporting of nitrogen applications from the previous year. Under the revised Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program, all growers on irrigated farmland in the Central Valley…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for April 7
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…









