Research will measure health and ecological impacts of water conservation practices Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding to five institutions to research human and ecological health impacts…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…advantage in the Cuban marketplace, and the use of farmer- and rancher-generated funds to promote and market U.S. farm goods fits the checkoff mission perfectly. This announcement by USDA represents…
How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?
…on agriculture in other regions, said Lee. Using about 100 years of climate data and 60 years of farm acreage, Lee and her co-author looked at the relationships between the…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…include the Departments of Defense, Interior, Commerce, Energy, Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency. NDRP is designed to help communities sustain and expand efforts to reduce their vulnerability to…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 22
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: Corn Facts
Everett Griner gives us some corn facts you probably haven’t heard in today’s Agri View. Corn Facts From: FFA New Horizons.org Ag 101: Farm Facts about Corn You can eat…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
…Making OM Incorporation Feasible Growers in California are being left with their agriculture waste and lighter pockets. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Brent Holtz says cogeneration facilities provided important disposal of…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…average person doesn’t have first-hand knowledge of what life on a farm is like – for either farmers or the animals they care for. Because of this, many of the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 21
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…
Western View: Yosemite Names trademarked
…shop – and put a value on it. All that remains is for the Park Service to negotiate a fair price. Put things this way and it doesn’t seem quite…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…technology to produce food in a sustainable manner. With each generation becoming further removed from agriculture,Discovering FARMLAND, a comprehensive education program created by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) in…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is Underway The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding California farmers and ranchers that it’s not too late to respond….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 18
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: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…coffee From his Southern California farm, entrepreneur and exotic tree-fruit grower Jay Ruskey is setting out to elevate people’s coffee experiences around the world. He’s making a name for himself…