…grower, but by any company that affects conditions on the farm – chemical companies, equipment manufacturers, and so on. Farm Bureau brings up 13 points that growers need to keep…
Goat Meat for the Holidays
…Farm. This recipe, provided by chef Geoffrey Blythe using Shepherd Song’s goat meat, practically guarantees tender and delectable results, with the mild flavor of the meat enhanced, but not overpowered,…
Agri View: Wolves vs. Livestock
…and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Wolf recovery would have been impossible if abundant wild ungulate prey had not already been restored by…
EPA Announces $44 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in Arizona, Nevada
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $44 million in funding to Arizona and Nevada for investment in statewide improvements in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the reduction of…
Groundwater Management a Costly Endeavor
…that clarify requirements for groundwater sustainability agency formation, the process for State Water Board intervention if no responsible agency is specified for a basin, guidelines for high- and medium-priority basins,…
“Say Cheese!” Growing California Video Series
…Fiscalini Farm and Cheese Company, of Modesto, California, uses a start to finish process to create its specialty cheeses. Their procedures involve the use of high quality milk in their…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…every county in 2016. Supported nearly 10,000 farms and ranches, food entrepreneurs and communities through local food-related projects. Over 6,000 farmers markets and direct-marketing farmers are now authorized to accept…
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
Everett Griner talks about the population growth and where we need to go with farm production in today’s Agri View. Population Growth and Farm Production From Monsanto.com: In 2011, humanity…
Will El Niño End California’s Drought?
…coalition of public water agencies in the country. Its 430 public agency members collectively are responsible for 90 percent of the water delivered to cities, farms and businesses in California….
Fresh Christmas Tree
…a natural resources specialist with the extension and the operator of a tree farm in Jackson County, Ohio. Nevertheless, he said so many variables affect a tree’s ability to stay…
Chairman Conaway Statement on Agreement Reached at 10th WTO Ministerial Conference
…concerning the deeply harmful impacts that China and India’s domestic cotton policies are having upon cotton farmers around the world, including farmers here at home and in least developed countries…
Agri View: Trade Talks and Cuba
…relationship with Cuba could foster additional growth in U.S.-Cuba agricultural trade by promoting greater productivity in the Cuban economy; increasing demand for agricultural imports among Cuban consumers, food service providers,…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…may be found in the NIFA-IWYP Request for Applications. Along with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the international partners involved with…
Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
…bill. Specifically, the bill keeps the overzealous Environmental Protection Agency in check by continuing to prohibit the agency from requiring livestock producers to obtain Clean Air Act permits or report…